gantlope
[ gant-lohp ]
Origin of gantlope
11640–50; <Scandinavian; compare Swedish gatlopp, literally, lane run, equivalent to gat(a) way, lane + lopp a running, course
Words Nearby gantlope
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How to use gantlope in a sentence
The method of punishing by running the gantlope was very exactly defined in English martial law.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days | Alice Morse EarleSimilar in nature to running the gantlope, and equally cowardly and cruel, was “passing the pikes.”
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days | Alice Morse Earlegantlope was the earlier and more correct form of the word now commonly called gantlet.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days | Alice Morse EarleRunning the gantlope was a military punishment in universal use in the seventeenth century in England and on the continent.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days | Alice Morse Earle
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