joust, tilt
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
joust (plural jousts)
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
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joust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
(slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.
Source: Wiktionary
Joust, v. i. Etym: [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.]
Definition: To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. [Written also just.] For the whole army to joust and tourney. Holland.
Joust, n. Etym: [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F. joute. See Joust, v. i.]
Definition: A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.] Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
