Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

. --Blackstone.

   {Boxing glove}, a large padded mitten or glove used in
      sparring for exercise or amusement.

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.]
   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.

   2. A boxing glove.

   {Boxing glove}. See under {Boxing}.

   {Glove fight}, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
      wear boxing gloves.

   {Glove} {money or 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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},

Source : WordNet®

boxing glove
     n : gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing [syn: {glove}]