boxing glove

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boxing glove

/ˌbɒk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/
/ˌbɒk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ UK
/ˌbɔk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ US
/ˌbɑk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌbɒk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ Canada, standard
/ˌbɑk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌbɔk.sɪŋ ˈɡlɐv/ Australia
/ˌbɒk.səŋ ˈɡlɐv/ New Zealand
/ˌbɔk.sɪŋ ˈɡlʌv/ Scotland

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First attested in 1811.

noun boxing gloves

A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.

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noun padded mitten worn in boxing

Español	guantes boxeo
日本語	ボクシンググローブ bokushingugurōbu
中文	拳擊手套 /拳击手套 quánjī shǒutào
Português	luva de boxe
Français	gant de boxe
Deutsch	Boxhandschuh
Italiano	guantone, guanto da boxe, guantone da boxe
Ελληνικά	γάντι μποξ gánti box
Русский	боксёрская перча́тка boksjórskaja perčátka
עברית	כְּפָפַת אִגְרוּף kfafát igrúf

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@misc{boxing_glove_2026,
  title = {boxing glove},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boxing%20glove},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}