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gauntlet, n.
(gauntlets)
more info 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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gantlet gauntlet
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more info a glove with long sleeve
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gantlet gauntlet
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more info a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
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gantlet gauntlet metal glove
more info to offer or accept a challenge
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gantlet gauntlet

sample sentences

"threw down the gauntlet"
"took up the gauntlet"
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