glove box

glove box

noun
2.
an enclosed compartment with openings to which long gloves are attached, enabling someone outside the compartment to reach inside and handle its contents without causing or incurring injury or contamination, as in a laboratory or hospital.

Origin:
1855–60 for earlier sense
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Glove box is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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glove box
 
n
a closed box in which toxic or radioactive substances can be handled by an operator who places his hands through protective gloves sealed to the box

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