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gauntlet

(n): to offer or accept a challenge

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(n): a call to engage in a contest or fight

(n): a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

(n): handwear: covers the hand and wrist

(n): a glove with long sleeve

(n): handwear: covers the hand and wrist

(n): 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

(n): the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

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about 1 year ago tomsteele said:

A glove. A gantlet is the flogging ordeal through which one might run.

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