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monkey glove en · NOUN

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1. A type of work glove with a textured surface for better grip.
   • When I was in the service we had caretakers there who had monkey gloves and they used monkey gloves for the cats. 1972, American Association of Feline Practitioners, Proceedings, page 9:
   • His movements were nimble, his feet stepped light as a cat's, his hands were deft and sure in the bulky monkey gloves, as they had been at the controls of the drifter. 1998, Dana Stabenow, Killing Grounds, →ISBN, page 22:
   • The student from Georgia who took care of fawns climbs atop a batting cage, pulls on leather monkey gloves, sits cross-legged, and waits. 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, →ISBN:
2. A glove that is part of a monkey costume.

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