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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
joust /dʒaʊst/

▶verb

1 (often as noun jousting) (of a medieval knight) engage in a contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.

2 compete for superiority.

▶noun a jousting contest.

– derivatives
jouster noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. jouster ‘bring together’, based on L. juxta ‘near’.

'joust' also found in these Oxford entries:

jostle - tilt - tourney

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