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boxing glove
(encz) | boxing glove,boxerské rukavice |
Boxing glove
(gcide) | Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin
to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.
l[=o]fi.]
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1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a
separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic
distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
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2. A boxing glove.
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Boxing glove. See under Boxing.
Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
wear boxing gloves.
Glove money or Glove silver.
(a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy
gloves with.
(b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;
also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the
clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are
no offenders to be executed.
Glove sponge (Zool.), a fine and soft variety of commercial
sponges (Spongia officinalis).
To be hand and glove with, to be intimately associated or
on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." --J.
H. Newman.
To handle without gloves, to treat without reserve or
tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]
To take up the glove, to accept a challenge or adopt a
quarrel.
To throw down the glove, to challenge to combat.
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Boxing glove
(gcide) | Boxing \Box"ing\, n.
The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist;
sparring; pugilism. --Blackstone.
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Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in
sparring for exercise or amusement.
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boxing glove
(wn) | boxing glove
n 1: boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for
the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
[syn: boxing glove, glove] |
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Boxing glove
(gcide) | Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin
to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.
l[=o]fi.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a
separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic
distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
[1913 Webster]
2. A boxing glove.
[1913 Webster]
Boxing glove. See under Boxing.
Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
wear boxing gloves.
Glove money or Glove silver.
(a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy
gloves with.
(b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;
also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the
clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are
no offenders to be executed.
Glove sponge (Zool.), a fine and soft variety of commercial
sponges (Spongia officinalis).
To be hand and glove with, to be intimately associated or
on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." --J.
H. Newman.
To handle without gloves, to treat without reserve or
tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]
To take up the glove, to accept a challenge or adopt a
quarrel.
To throw down the glove, to challenge to combat.
[1913 Webster]Boxing \Box"ing\, n.
The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist;
sparring; pugilism. --Blackstone.
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Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in
sparring for exercise or amusement.
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