German

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Etymology

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Fehde (feud) +‎ Handschuh (glove)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːdəˌhantʃuː/
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  • Hyphenation: Feh‧de‧hand‧schuh

Noun

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Fehdehandschuh m (strong, genitive Fehdehandschuhs or Fehdehandschuhes, plural Fehdehandschuhe or (archaic in writing, still common in speech) Fehdehandschuh)

  1. a glove (literal of figurative) used for challenging someone, cf. English throw down the gauntlet

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