ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GANTLET
Gantlope (modern spelling influenced by gauntlet1), from Swedish gatlopp, literally: passageway, from gata way (related to gate³) + lop course.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANTLET»
Discover the use of
gantlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gantlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
1947). See community property. gantlet; gauntlet. Although the latter is more
common in most senses, the former is still preferred in one of them. One runs the
gantlet ( = a kind of ordeal or punishment) but throws down the gauntlet ( = a
glove).
2
Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders
Back in North America during Mill Reef's glorious campaign of 1971, the
championship sequence was buttressed by Run the Gantlet, who added yet
another Rokeby triumph in the Washington, D.C., International within a month of
the Arc. For ...
Run the GantletAmarinda JonesOne thousand years ago Caitriona of Gaunt cursed a future kinswoman. Eloise is the last Gaunt woman standing. Her fate? To fall in love with a vampire and run a gantlet to prove her love.
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Running the
Gantlet: A Thrilling Incident of Early Days at ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Minnesota Historical Society, William Joseph Snelling, 2010
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
One runs the gantlet ( = a kind of ordeal or punishment) but throws down the
gauntlet (= a glove). The trend, however, is to use gauntlet for all senses. Like
many trends, this one is worth resisting: keepgantlet for the ordeal. E.g.: "They
tortured ...
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
To gamble is to play games of chance; to bet; to take a risk or put at risk. gauntlet
Misused for gantlet. ° If the odds are against her, they're against him as well and
the gauntlet of bullets they run on the way to Phoenix is spectacular. UsE gantlet.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Word Court: Wherein verbal virtue is rewarded, crimes ...
Gantlet, Gauntlet We should not confuse a gauntlet with a gantlet, though gantlet
may be spelled “gauntlet” and gauntlet may be spelled “gantlet.” If gantlet is
spelled “gauntlet,” therefore, should it be pronounced “gauntlet” or “gantlet, ” and
if ...
Jason Adams meets and marries the beautiful Russet Brockton in graduate school.
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See gambit. gantlet; gauntlet. Although the latter is more common in most senses,
the former is still preferred in one of them. One runs the gantlet (= a kind of ordeal
or punishment) but throws down the gauntlet (= a glove). The trend, however ...
10
The
Gantlet Brothers' Greatest Hits
These are the Gantlet Brothers' greatest hits collected for the first time and including two never before published stories.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANTLET»
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gantlet is used in the context of the following news items.
Greg Hinz on Politics Want to soak the rich? Look at the property tax
... graduated individual income tax—not only are more complicated than they look but also would have to run a gantlet in Springfield even to get ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
Believe it or not, Pier 39 has upside
Once past this gantlet, Pier 39 unrolls a procession of spaces large and small, framed by two-story buildings clad in weathered wood. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
Maybe it's time to abandon your dog whistle edits
gantlet, gauntlet It galls me to have to give up on this one, especially since Garner's Modern American Usage holds that it is still a meaningful ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
An Iraq Veteran's Homecoming, With Arias - The New York Times
It was almost time for him to drive his children to school, which meant readying for a gantlet of imagined threats, pistol in hand. Belcher's voice ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Wimbledon 2015: Garbiñe Muguruza Realizes a Dream, but Faces …
There is also no doubt that Muguruza has earned her spot in the final, enduring the gantlet in style through a rugged draw filled with in-form ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
New coaches face vexing question: Can you win at VMI?
... barracks, accept the rigors of military discipline, not run from the daunting physical and emotional gantlet that is the freshman year “rat line”? «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
Passengers in the cheap seats put on a parade
We were boarding a plane while walking the gantlet of being stared at by wealthy people who sit up front where Daddy Pilot gives them liquid ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
Hundreds gather for annual mud volleyball tournament in Jackson
JJ Schulz, who lives in Cape Girardeau, didn't face such a daunting gantlet after his team, "This Won't Take Long," won its first match of the day. «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
Former Utah State amateur champs weigh in on winning golf's …
It's like running the gantlet where every aspect of a competitor's body, skill and will is tested to the limit. It is a golf marathon, a decisive test of ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
Why low-tech medical sketches are in high demand
WE HAD A, YOU KNOW, GANTLET OFPA THAT, PATHOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ALL PART OF THE CURRICULUM ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
