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Definition of Quintain

Quintain
Quintain Quin"tain, n. [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W. chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.] An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel. [Written also quintin.] Note: A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post, on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while riding under, and get away without being hit by the sand bag. ``But a quintain, a mere lifeless block.' --Shak.

Meaning of Quintain from wikipedia

- Look up quintain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quintain may refer to: Quintain (company), a British property investment and development business...
- The quintain (from Latin "fifth"), also known as pavo (Latin "pea****"), may have included a number of lance games, often used as a training aid for jousting...
- A quintain or pentastich is any poetic form containing five lines. Examples include the tanka, the cinquain, the quintilla, Shakespeare's Sonnet 99, and...
- Quintain is a British-based property investment and development business, which operates through Urban Regeneration, Mixed Use and Build to Rent in Wembley...
- formed the core of the tournament during the high medieval period. The quintain (from Latin quintana, a street between the fifth and sixth maniples of...
- after which the studio was closed, and the site sold to property developer Quintain. In 1927, Ralph J. Pugh and Rupert Mason founded British Incorporated Pictures...
- Slovene quintain (Slovene: štehvanje, German: Kufenstechen) is a traditional Slovene mounted folk game, a form of jousting, that has been preserved in...
- that attempts to be humorous Nonsense literature – Genre of literature Quintain – Poetic form containing five lines The Negotiation Limerick File – 1998...
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