To give any one a pair of gloves; to make them a present or bribe. To win a pair of gloves; to kiss a man whilst he sleeps: for this a pair of gloves is due to any lady who will thus earn them.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
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