joust

noun

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

verb

joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Roots

iuxtajoust- · Latin · beside, near

Synonyms for joust

tiltn battlen tournamentn fightn contestn skirmishn tusslen brawln combatn contendv

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