Associations to the word «Joust»
Adverb
Wiktionary
JOUST, noun. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
JOUST, verb. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
Dictionary definition
JOUST, noun. A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances.
JOUST, verb. Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback.
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