monkey glove

English

Noun

monkey glove (plural monkey gloves)

1. A type of work glove with a textured surface for better grip.
   • 1972, American Association of Feline Practitioners, Proceedings, page 9:

     When I was in the service we had caretakers there who had monkey gloves and they used monkey gloves for the cats.

   • 1998, Dana Stabenow, Killing Grounds, →ISBN, page 22:

     His movements were nimble, his feet stepped light as a cat's, his hands were deft and sure in the bulky monkey gloves, as they had been at the controls of the drifter.

   • 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, →ISBN:

     The student from Georgia who took care of fawns climbs atop a batting cage, pulls on leather monkey gloves, sits cross-legged, and waits.

2. A glove that is part of a monkey costume.