Joust

1. имя существительное 1) [историческое] а) рыцарский поединок б) (jousts) турнир 2) состязание, схватка, дуэль 2. глагол 1) [историческое] биться на поединке или турнире 2) соперничать

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Joust

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 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 Example: jousting debaters Example: jousting bighorn ramsjouster noun II. noun 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

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