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To handle without mittens

Mitten \Mit"ten\, n. [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. Mitt.]

  1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger.
    --Chaucer.

  2. A cover for the wrist and forearm.

    To give the mitten to, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of. [Colloq.]

    To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [Colloq.]