quin.tain
n.（名词）A post or an object mounted on a post, used as a target in tilting exercises.矛靶：立柱或安置在立柱上的物体，用作持矛冲刺练习中的目标
来源：Middle English quintaine 中古英语 quintaine from Old French 源自 古法语 probably from Latin quont3na (via) [fifth (street in a Roman camp, supposedly used for military exercises)] 可能源自 拉丁语 quont3na (via) [第五街（罗马人营垒中的街道，据推测用于军事操练）] from quontus [fifth] * see penk we 源自 quontus [第五] *参见 penk we
