·noun A long glove, covering the wrist.
II. Gauntlet ·noun ·see Gantlet.
III. Gauntlet ·noun A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
IV. Gauntlet ·noun A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds.
(See girt-line.) Also, a rope round the ship to the lower yard-arms, for drying scrubbed hammocks. O...
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