See Also: Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital(health)
Hospital Duchess of Kent(health)
Kent Hospital(health)
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMP. Credit Union(finance)
Children's Hospital(health)
Tod Children's Hospital(health)
All Children's Hospital(health)
The Children's Hospital(health)
Children's Hospital of NY(health)
Shriners Hospital for Children(health)

gauntlet (oh) and Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital (health)


gauntlet (oh)



[Sense: 1-2, 4-5; Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: gantelet, from gant 'glove']
[Sense: 3; Date: 1600-1700; Language: Swedish; Origin: gatlopp, from Old Swedish gata 'way, road' + lop 'course, run']
throw down the gauntlet
to invite someone to fight or compete over a disagreement
pick up/take up the gauntlet
to accept the invitation to fight or compete over a disagreement
run the gauntlet
to be criticized or attacked by a lot of people
::The foreign secretary ran the gauntlet of demonstrators.
[C] a long glove that covers someone's wrist and protects their hand, for example in a factory
[C] a glove covered in metal, used for protection by soldiers in the past

Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital (health)


The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital is a hospital in Hong Kong.