| 单词 | to run the gauntlet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto run the gauntlet a. = gantlope n. Esp. in to run the gauntlet. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > beat or flog [verb (intransitive)] > be beaten > run the gauntlet to pass the gantlope1646 to run the gauntlet1676 1676 I. Mather Hist. King Philip's War (1862) 137 They stripped them naked, and caused them to run the Gauntlet. 1704 T. Pocock in J. K. Laughton Mem. Relating to Ld. Torrington (1889) 187 One of the boatswain's mates ran the gantlett for stealing a shirt. 1778 R. B. Sheridan Camp i. i You should..be forced to run the gauntlet, from Cox heath to Warley Common. 1830 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. & Witchcraft vii. 214 Six-and-thirty of those who were young were forced to run the gauntlet. 1897 F. N. Maude Voluntary v. Compulsory Service 33 Scharnhorst..procured the removal [in the Prussian army] of all dishonouring punishments, such as running the gauntlet. < as lemmas |
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