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noun (plural jousts) |
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medieval tournament: a form of combat in medieval times held between two mounted knights in full armor who charged at and tried to unseat each other with a lance
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intransitive verb (past and past participle joust·ed, present participle joust·ing, 3rd person present singular jousts) |
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1. engage in joust: to take part in a joust
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2. engage in contest: to take part in a contest against others
 candidates jousting for ninety minutes in a televised debate
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| [13th century. < Old French jouster "bring together" < Latin juxta "close, beside"] |
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| joust·er noun |
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