Meaning of JOUST
| Pronunciation: | | jawst
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- [n] a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- [v] joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
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| | Synonyms: | | tilt |
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| | See Also: | | battle, fight, struggle, struggle, tilt, tournament | |
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| | Definition: | | Joust
After years scrounging for scraps as the lowest of the low, young Vetch`s life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Ari. The older man is a dragon rider who earns his living and reputation jousting astride a great fire breather named Kashet, and Vetch`s new job is to care for the dragon. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Joust\, v. i. [OE. justen, jousten, OF. jouster, jouster,
joster, F. jouter, fr. L. juxta near to, nigh, from the root
of jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Jostle}.]
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the
lists; to tilt. [Written also {just}.]
For the whole army to joust and tourney. --Holland.
\Joust\, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste,
F. joute. See {Joust}, v. i.]
A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two
knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also
{just}.]
Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | battle, bout, box, brawl, broil, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, concours, contend, contest, cut and thrust, derby, duel, encounter, engagement, exchange blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, game, games, give and take, give satisfaction, go, grapple, grapple with, gymkhana, jostle, match, matching, meet, meeting, mix it up, Olympic games, Olympics, quarrel, rally, rassle, rencontre, riot, run a tilt, scramble, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, test, thrust and parry, tilt, tournament, tourney, trial, tussle, wage war, war, wrestle |
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