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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOUST. [See Just.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances [syn: joust, tilt] v
1: joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French juster to unite, joust, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join — more at yoke Date: 14th century 1. a. to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms b. to engage in combat with lances on horseback 2. to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust <jousting debaters> <jousting bighorn rams> • jouster noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament b. plural tournament 2. a personal combat or competition ; struggle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. hist. --n. a combat between two knights on horseback with lances. --v.intr. engage in a joust. Derivatives: jouster n. Etymology: ME f. OF juster bring together ult. f. L juxta near

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joust 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joust 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jousts, jousting, jousted) 1. When two or more people or organizations joust, they compete to see who is better. (LITERARY) ...lawyers joust in the courtroom... The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales. = dispute V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n 2. In medieval times, when two knights on horseback jousted, they fought against each other using long spears called lances. Knights joust and frolic. V-RECIP: pl-n V, also V with n • jousting ...medieval jousting tournaments.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Tilt. II. v. n. 1. Tilt. 2. [Written also Just.] Jostle (or justle), push, jar.

Moby Thesaurus

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