JOUST
What does "JOUST" mean?
To fight on horseback with lances, especially as a medieval sport or contest.
Meanings
- To engage in a combat between two mounted knights charging with lances. The two knights jousted before the king until one was unhorsed.
- To compete or contend with someone, often verbally or in a battle of wits. The candidates jousted over the budget for the better part of an hour. figurative
- A combat or contest of this kind. The tournament's final joust drew a roaring crowd.
Word origin
From Old French 'jouster' (to joust, come together), from Vulgar Latin 'iuxtare' (to approach, be next to), from Latin 'iuxta' (beside, near).
Remember it
JOUST hides 'OUST' - a good joust ousts your opponent from the saddle.
A little poem
Two thunders close, lance level, breath held tight-
one splinter cracks the noon in half, and then
an empty saddle rides into the light.
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Wordplay
- I tried to write about medieval combat but I just couldn't get the point across - so I jousted there and gave up.
What it teaches
Every charge meant to unseat another puts you, too, at full gallop toward the lance.
Quick facts
What does JOUST mean?
To fight on horseback with lances, especially as a medieval sport or contest.
Is JOUST a valid word?
Yes — JOUST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JOUST?
JOUST has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does JOUST come from?
From Old French 'jouster' (to joust, come together), from Vulgar Latin 'iuxtare' (to approach, be next to), from Latin 'iuxta' (beside, near).
What can JOUST teach us?
Every charge meant to unseat another puts you, too, at full gallop toward the lance.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.