one of a pair of thickly padded mittens worn for boxing
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈbox•ing ˌglove, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sportone of a pair of heavily padded leather mittens worn by boxers.
box′ing glove′,
- Sportone of a pair of heavily padded leather mittens laced on the palm side of the wrist and hand, worn by boxers in a match or in training for a match.
- 1870–75
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