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Word: Quintain
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French quintaine, perhaps based on Latin quintana, a street in a Roman camp separating the fifth and sixth maniples, where military exercises were performed (from quintus ‘fifth’)
ˈkwɪntɪn
a post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter.
Short Definition:post set up as mark in tilting with lance
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