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joust

[ joust, juhst, joost ]

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noun

a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament.
jousts, a tournament.
a personal competition or struggle.

verb (used without object)

to contend in a joust or tournament.
to contend, compete, or struggle:
The candidates will joust in a television debate.

joust

/ dʒaʊst /

noun

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with lances. A tournament consisted of a series of such engagements

verb

intr; often foll by against or with to encounter or engage in such a tournament
he jousted with five opponents

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Derived Forms

ˈjouster, noun

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Other Words From

jouster noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of joust¹

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English justen, jousten < Old French juster, joster, jouster to tilt in the lists < Vulgar Latin *juxtāre to approach, clash, derivative of Latin juxtā approaching, bordering; (noun) Middle English juste, jouste < Old French juste, etc., derivative of juster

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Word History and Origins

Origin of joust¹

C13: from Old French jouste, from jouster to fight on horseback, from Vulgar Latin juxtāre (unattested) to come together, from Latin juxtā close

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Example Sentences

I groaned to see a giant fork and spoon mounted on the kitchen wall of one of Marvin’s for-sale properties, then smiled when the silverware got ripped down and repurposed as jousting weapons.

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I had the delight to be brought in to kind of decorate, to play around — to almost tease her up into the jousting arena.

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History shows they’ve acted as statesmen in times of crisis before and temporarily paused their jousts on social media and in the courts.

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Thirteen years on from his untimely death, the influence of the continent's most charismatic star is enduringly felt when Europe take on the USA in their biennial jousts.

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These are traits that have for so long been the preserve of Europe in these biennial jousts - both for the women in Solheim and the men in the Ryder Cup.

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