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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