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Gantlet
A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another, who struck him as he passed.
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An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message con…
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A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the m…
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Alt. of Railway
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A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and s…
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Containing whole 1
Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
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See Gantlet.
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