Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
quintain .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
quintain .
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Examples
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Splendid fireworks were displayed both on land and water; -- a play was performed; -- an Italian tumbler exhibited his feats; -- thirteen bears were baited; -- there were three stag-hunts, and a representation of a country bridal, followed by running at the quintin: finally, the men of Coventry exhibited, by express permission, their annual mock fight in commemoration of a signal defeat of the Danes.
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Lucy Aikin 1822
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Any probably then, you'll still find a way to not blame it on mankind. san quintin: you will need to provide me with links to the figures.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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Who is going to want a president who got it so completely wrong? san quintin: a lot of us have engineering and scientific degrees, myself included.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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san quintin: I had absolutely no idea what the "Mikes have the Willies" post was about, but then read the links and half an hour later, it all made perfect sense.
Eli Concern Trolls EliRabett 2010
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i could also buy something for my friends stephane and quintin. it'd be science fiction or something in that genre line, because that is what i mostly enjoy. the criteria of selection is simply that it would be a book that i really enjoyed and thought was very good - and thus new was worth buying.
Booking Through Thursday - Friendship Stephanie 2007
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