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   ocr: Gauntlet The gauntlet shielded the hand, wrist, and sometimes the entire forear. But it also had symbolic importance. When one knight challenged another tobattle, he threw downa gauntlet. - If the eremy, kright picked itup, the challenge was accepted. Today, we still say that somneone who challenges another to fight is "throwing down 4 the -