quintain

Japanese: quintain
quintain

…The tips of swords and spears were rounded to prevent danger, but casualties still occurred. In addition, there was a sport called quintain, in which players hit a fixed target with a spear, and this was also popular among the common people. In modern sports, a tournament is a competitive method in which a winner is determined by a knockout tournament. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "quintain" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…剣や槍の先は丸くして危険を防いだが,死傷者の出ることも多かった。このほか,固定した標的を槍でつく競技にクインティンquintainと呼ばれるものがあり,これは庶民のあいだでも盛んに行われた。 現代のスポーツでは,トーナメントは勝抜き戦によって優勝者を決める競技方法をさす。…

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