Quintain
//ˈkwɪntɪn//
"Quintain" in a Sentence (3 examples)
My better parts Are all thrown down; and that which here stands up Is but a quintain, a mere lifeless block.
At Offham, in Kent, tilting at the quintain provides a climax to the day's revels.
In the tiltyard, his companions felt the juddering impact of his sword-blows and saw the muscled precision of his archery and his tilting at the quintain.
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