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11Joust of war — In the 13c and 14c England was frequently at war with both France and Scotland. Such wars rarely involved full scale pitched battles; rather, there were skirmishes and much plundering of the countryside. From this came a variation of the sport… …
12joust — /dʒaʊst / (say jowst) noun 1. Also, just. a combat in which two armoured knights or men at arms on horseback opposed each other with lances. 2. (plural) Also, just. a tournament. 3. a public struggle or dispute between individuals. –verb (i) 4.… …
13joust — 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 …
14joust — 1. noun /dʒaʊst/ A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men at arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field. 2. verb /dʒaʊst/ To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt …
15joust — Synonyms and related words: Olympic games, Olympics, battle, bout, box, brawl, broil, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, concours, contend, contest, cut and thrust, derby, duel, encounter, engagement, exchange blows, fence, feud, fight …
16combat — v 1. fight, contend, clash, conflict with, strive; encounter, engage, meet, join, face; battle, give or do battle, duel, joust, tussle, skirmish, scuffle, jostle; war, make war, war against, go to war, go to battle, wage war, take the field, take …
17Stage combat — is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions. The term is also used informally to… …
18just — Joust Joust (joust or j[u^]st; 277), 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}.] 1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as… …
19just — Joust Joust, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F. joute. See {Joust}, v. i.] 1. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also {just}.] [1913 Webster] Gorgeous knights… …
20Jousting — is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes… …
