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glove

A baseball mitt.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A baseball mitt.

The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
Origin: From , glofe, from , *glōfe, *glōfa, , from , from + , from , *lēp-, flat. Cognate with , glove, . Related to , palm of the hand. More at loof. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball.

Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.
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  • “sometimes if the sack (hacky) got dried out one would have to apply some glove oil (vaseline in a pinch if glove oil was not available) #SackWeek”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Every pre-Disney-era Star Wars book is better than every Disney-era book. "Oh really, even 'The Gl-" YES ESPECIALLY THE GLOVE OF DARTH VADER”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*puts on my toon gloves* I glove you too!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Salutes with hamburger helper glove”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I may have to set everything up and have a glove lunch about it”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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