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gantlet

gant·let

US/ˈɡɔntlʌt/ uncommon us

noun

1.

to offer or accept a challenge

  • “threw down the gauntlet”
  • “took up the gauntlet”
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2.

a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

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3.

a glove with long sleeve

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4.

the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times

5.

a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

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Origin

Modified, under the influence of etymology 1, from gantlope, from Swedish gatlopp (“passageway”), from Old Swedish gata (“lane”) + lopp (“course”), from löpa (“to run”).

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