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catcher's mitt

catcher's mitt noun: a large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.

Noun

catcher's mitt (plural catcher's mitts or catchers' mitts)

  1. A large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.
  2. (slang) A contraceptive diaphragm.

Synonyms of catcher's mitt

Forms of catcher's mitt

pluralcatcher's mitts
pluralcatchers' mitts

Questions about catcher's mitt

What does catcher's mitt mean?
Catcher's mitt means a large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.
What part of speech is catcher's mitt?
Catcher's mitt is a noun.
What is the plural of catcher's mitt?
The plural of catcher's mitt is catcher's mitts.

Words near catcher's mitt in the dictionary

  1. catcher interferences
  2. catcher's box
  3. catcher's interference
  4. catcher's mask
  5. catcher's masks
  6. catcher's mitt
  7. catcher's mitts
  8. catcher-upper
  9. catcher-uppers
  10. catchers
  11. catchers' mitts

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