Definitions for gantlope

gantlope gant·lope

Spelling: [gant-lohp]
IPA: /ˈgænt loʊp/

Gantlope is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 395 anagrams from letters in gantlope (aeglnopt).

Definitions for gantlope

noun

  1. gauntlet2 .

Origin of gantlope

1640-50; Scandinavian; compare Swedish gatlopp, literally, lane run, equivalent to gat(a) way, lane + lopp a running, course

Examples for gantlope

Similar in nature to running the gantlope, and equally cowardly and cruel, was “passing the pikes.”

gantlope was the earlier and more correct form of the word now commonly called gantlet.

Running the gantlope was a military punishment in universal use in the seventeenth century in England and on the continent.

The method of punishing by running the gantlope was very exactly defined in English martial law.

Word Value for gantlope
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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