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Hockey slang for fighting. When players come to fight, they drop their gloves so they can hit each other's face with bare fists. > When players drop the gloves, the commentator may say, for instance: > "John Kordic just …

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  1. Hockey slang for fighting. When players come to fight, they drop their gloves so they can hit each other's face with bare fists. > When players drop the gloves, the commentator may say, for instance: > "John Kordic just dropped the gloves!"