mitt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɪt/
Etymology
Clipping of mitten.
Meanings
- A mitten
- An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
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(especially, in-plural, informal) A hand.
"Give us yer mitts, mate," said Alf. I held my hands out toward him.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 134:Hey, get your cotton-picking mitts off my sandwich!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mitts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oven mitt · washing mitt · mitted · garbage mitt · mittful · baseball mitt · big mitt man · catcher's mitt · mittless
Relateds
Translations (8)
fi räpylä (hand) · fi käpälä (hand) · fi räpylä (oversized, protective glove) · ko 미트 (oversized, protective glove) · fi kinnas (oversized, protective glove) · nl want (oversized, protective glove) · it guantone (oversized, protective glove) · fi patakinnas (oversized, protective glove)