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joust Definition


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joust
noun
    1. historical
      A contest between two knights on horseback armed with lances.
verb
    intr
    jousted, jousting
    1. To take part in a joust.
Derivative: jouster
noun
    Etymology: 13c: from French jouster, from Latin juxta near.



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