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Chosen for the rhyme.

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love glove (plural love gloves)

  1. (slang) A condom.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom
    • 1995 June, Paula Poundstone, “Republican field guide”, in Mother Jones:
      She seemed like she should be accompanied by one of those miniature dogs with a bow in its hair and a heart rate of 1,000 beats per minute and should carry one of those little rhinestone purses that couldn't possibly hold more than a lipstick and a love glove.

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