Nederlands | Engels |
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spitsroede substantief | switch [switches](thin rod used as a whip) |
spitsroeden substantief {Pl} | gauntlet [gauntlets](two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal) |
spitsroeden lopen substantief {n} | running the gauntlet(physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass) |