An instrument for winnowing grain. Applied to things resembling a winnowing fan (sense 1a) in shape (see quots.). Obs.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > jousting or tilting > [noun] > tilting at quintain > quintain (4) fanc1405 An instrument for winnowing grain. Applied to things resembling a winnowing fan (sense 1a) in shape (see quots.). Obs. quintain1440 A stout post or plank, or some object mounted on such a support, set up as a target to be tilted at (on horseback or on foot) with lances, poles… van1458 = fan, n.1 1d. Obsolete. rare. quintel1617 = quintain, n.1 |
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