n. (US gantlet) run the gauntlet 1 be subjected to harsh criticism. 2 pass between two rows of people and receive blows from them, as a punishment or ordeal.
[ earlier gantlope f. Sw. gatlopp f. gata lane, lopp course, assim. to GAUNTLET(1) ]
n. (US gantlet) run the gauntlet 1 be subjected to harsh criticism. 2 pass between two rows of people and receive blows from them, as a punishment or ordeal.
[ earlier gantlope f. Sw. gatlopp f. gata lane, lopp course, assim. to GAUNTLET(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012