Reference meaning
gauntlet
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to offer or accept a challenge
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Other meanings
2. noun
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
3. noun
a glove with long sleeve
4. noun
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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