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1.nounProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
2.nounA long glove covering the wrist.
3.nounA rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
4.nounTwo parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment
5.nounSimultaneous attack from two or more sides
6.nounAny challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment
7.nounA temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.