n. 1. A type of glove that extends over the hand but only partially covers the fingers. 2. A mitten. 3. Baseball A large, padded, protective leather glove, usually with one sheath for the thumb and one undivided sheath for the remaining fingers, used by catchers and first basemen. 4. Slang A hand or fist. [Short for MITTEN.] |
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