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Origin of gantlope
1640–50; < Scandinavian; compare Swedish gatlopp, literally, lane run, equivalent to gat(a) way, lane + lopp a running, course
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Examples from the Web for gantlope
Similar in nature to running the gantlope, and equally cowardly and cruel, was “passing the pikes.”
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days|Alice Morse EarleThe method of punishing by running the gantlope was very exactly defined in English martial law.
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 EarleGantlope was the earlier and more correct form of the word now commonly called gantlet.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days|Alice Morse Earle