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Fehdehandschuh
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German
Etymology
de :af Fehde<t:feud> Handschuh<t:glove>
de Fehde Handschuh feud glove
Pronunciation
de /ˈfeːdəˌhantʃuː/
de De-Fehdehandschuh.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Feh de hand schuh
Noun
m,s:es,e:-[archaic in writing, still common in speech]
a glove (literal of figurative) used for challenging someone, cf. en throw down the gauntlet
Declension
m,s:es,e:-[archaic in writing, still common in speech]
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