Definition of Gantlope. Meaning of Gantlope. Synonyms of Gantlope

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Definition of Gantlope

Gantlope
Gantlope Gant"lope`, n. See Gantlet. [Obs.]

Meaning of Gantlope from wikipedia

- Army in 1851. The word in English was originally spelled gantelope or gantlope, but soon its pronunciation was influenced by the unrelated word gauntlet...
- less usual in America than gauntlet. The word is an alteration of earlier gantlope by folk etymology with gauntlet ("armoured glove"), always spelled thus...
- Usage (3 ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538275-4. "gantlope, n.". Oxford English Dictionary (2 ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University...