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quintain
N เป้า หมุน เป้า หมุน ที่ ใช้ เป็น เป้า แทง pao-muan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUINTAIN
n.A post with a turning top.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUINTAIN
Quin "tain, n. Etym: [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W. chwintan a kind of hymeneal game. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
quintain
quin tain |ˈkwintn ˈkwɪntn | ▶noun historical a post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing around and strike an unsuccessful tilter. • (the quintain ) the medieval military exercise of tilting at such a post. ORIGIN 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 ’).
Oxford Dictionary
quintain
quintain |ˈkwɪntɪn | ▶noun historical 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. • (the quintain ) the medieval military exercise of tilting at a quintain. ORIGIN 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 ’).
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