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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 quin·tain /ˈkwɪntṇ/
 鎗靶,刺鎗靶

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Quin·tain n.  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.”
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