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Hunter's mittens – In the 1930s, special woolen mittens were introduced that had a flap located in the palm of the mitten so a hunter could have his finger free to fire his weapon. [ 16 ] Scratch mitts do not separate the thumb, and are designed to prevent babies – who do not yet have fine motor control – from scratching their faces. [ 17 ]
A baseball glove or mitt [a] is a large glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate. Gloves are traditionally made of leather; but today other options exist, such as PVC and synthetic leather .
Mitt (name), a surname and given name William Mitten (1819–1906), English authority on bryophytes and chemist, whose botanical author abbreviation is "Mitt." Acronyms
A behind-the-scenes look at the baseball mitt bullpen cart being used at the Tokyo Olympics. (Credit: Hannah Keyser/Yahoo Sports) The MittMobile (credit: me) gets up to all of 19 km/h — about 12 ...
The headline "Wesleyan shortstop Winn has bat and glove" [28] does not mean Winn owns a bat and a glove, it means he is very skilled at both hitting and fielding. A team with many good hitters might be said to have a lot of "bats" (referring to the players not the instrument). "It's an awesome thing when we all get going like that," Murphy said ...
Gott mit uns – meaning "God be with us", the motto of the Prussian king was used as a morale slogan amongst soldiers in both World Wars. It was bastardized as "Got mittens" by American and British soldiers, and is usually used nowadays, because of the German defeat in both wars, derisively to mean that wars are not won on religious grounds.
Connected oven mitts being used to remove a hot tray from an oven A single oven mitt. An oven glove, also commonly known as an oven mitt, is a thermal insulated glove or mitten usually worn in the kitchen to easily protect the wearer's hand from hot objects such as ovens, stoves, cookware, etc. [1] [2] [3] They are functionally similar to pot-holders, but designed to be worn over one's entire ...
Baseball glove or catcher's mitt: in baseball, the players in the field wear gloves to help them catch the ball and prevent injury to their hands. Billiards glove; Boxing gloves: a specialized padded mitten; Cricket gloves The batsmen wear gloves with heavy padding on the back, to protect the fingers in case of being struck with the ball.