MITT

hand, manus, mitt, paw

(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; “he had the hands of a surgeon”; “he extended his mitt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mitt (plural mitts)

A mitten

An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.

(informal, especially in plural) A hand.

Source: Wiktionary


Mitt, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. mitten.]

Definition: A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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