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ˈkwɪn tnquin·tain
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quintainnoun
The street in a Roman military camp separating the fifth and sixth manipels
quintainnoun
An object to be tilted at in jousting, often a sandbag hanging from a post.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quintainnoun
A post with a turning top. See Quintin.
Etymology: quintain , Fr.
My better parts
Are all thrown down; and that, which here stands up,
Is but a quintain, a mere lifeless block. William Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Quintainnoun
an object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel
Etymology: [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W. chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quintain
kwin′tān, n. a post with a turning and loaded top or cross-piece, to be tilted at.—Also Quin′tin. [Fr.,—L. quintana, quintus, fifth, the place of recreation in the Roman camp being between the fifth and sixth maniples.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
quintain
An instrument used in the ancient practice of tilting. It consisted of an upright post, on the top of which a cross post turned upon a pivot; at one end of the cross post was a broad board, and at the other a bag of sand. The practice was to ride against the board with a lance, at such speed as to pass by before the sand-bag could strike the tilter on the back.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quintain in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quintain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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