Definitions for jousts

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jousts joust

Spelling: [joust, juhst, joost]

IPA: /dʒaʊst, dʒʌst, dʒust/

Jousts is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in jousts (josstu).

Definitions for jousts

noun

1. a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
2. this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament.
3. jousts, a tournament.
4. a personal competition or struggle.

verb (used without object)

1. to contend in a joust or tournament.
2. to contend, compete, or struggle:

Origin of jousts

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English justen, jousten Old French juster, joster, jouster to tilt in the lists Vulgar Latin *juxtāre to approach, clash, derivative of Latin juxtā approaching, borderi

Examples for jousts

He eagerly anticipated the joust and the sword combat with Heinz.

Then in a joust Lohengrin conquers the Duke of Cleves and breaks his arm.

The evening passed slowly, in our eagerness for the “joust.”

Then came Sir Lancelot, and Beaumains proffered him to joust.

Fyne sat down as if preparing himself to witness a joust, I thought.

I do not wonder that you pulled trigger in the second joust.

They came from far to have a joust with the best of the Padishah's court.

It may be as well to explain the difference between a tournament and a joust.

They begin with a joust where Gautier pierces Bernier with his lance between his ribs.

The joust was the other chief description of military exercises.