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golf glove

golf glove

1 2.7
Something you wear on your hand when you play golf to hold the club better
  • noun
  • /ɡɔlf ɡlʌv/
translation icon : guante de golf
  • Wearing a golf glove helps prevent blisters while swinging the club.

Examples

  • Make sure to choose a comfortable golf glove that fits your hand properly.

  • Did you see my golf glove?

    The Best of Me (2014)

  • Hey, Carol, see my new golf glove?

    The 'Burbs (1989)

  • The hole in your golf glove comes from the CEO's fingers giving up control of the golf club.

    Blog text (6)

  • I'd bought a pair of women's cabretta golf gloves but returned them the day after Christmas.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • He always puts on his golf glove before teeing off to ensure a firm grip.

Synonyms

glove
vsgolf glove
880 1.0

A cover for the hand that keeps it warm or protects it

is specifically for improving grip on a club handle used in that sport

Surface Forms

golf glove singular
golf gloves plural

Morphology

golf + glove

The meaning 'a glove worn by golfers' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'golf' (the sport) with 'glove' (a hand covering) where 'golf' specifies the domain of use. This noun+noun composition is a common, compositional pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Golf glove comes from the simple idea of a glove worn while playing golf: golfers wear it on the hand that holds the club so the hand does not slip. That's why the term means a glove worn 'to improve grip' and protect the hand during the swing.