Англо-русский словарь - joust
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joust
hist.
1. noun рыцарский поединок oft. pl. ; турнир
2. v. биться на поединке или турнире
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1. ист. рыцарский поединок to engage in a joust —- биться на поединке 2. обыкн. pl. турнир 3. схватка, поединок (с соперником и т. п.); борьба, состязание 4. ист. биться на поединке или турнире 5. соперничать, бороться (с кем-л.) companies joust for the automarket —- автокомпании дерутся друг с другом за рынок сбыта автомобилей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. & v. hist. --n. a combat between two knights on horseback with lances. --v.intr. engage in a joust. Derivatives jouster n. Etymology: ME f. OF juster bring together ult. f. L juxta near ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French juster to unite, ~, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join — more at yoke Date: 14th century 1. a. to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms b. to engage in combat with lances on horseback 2. to engage in combat or competition as if in a ~ ~ing debaters ~ing bighorn rams • ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament b. plural tournament 2. a personal combat or competition ; struggle ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(jousts, jousting, jousted) 1. When two or more people or organizations joust, they compete to see who is better. (LITERARY) ...lawyers joust in the courtroom... The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales. = dispute V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n 2. In medieval times, when two knights on horseback jousted, they fought against each other using long spears called lances. Knights joust and frolic. V-RECIP: pl-n V, also V with n • jousting ...medieval jousting tournaments. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. joster, from V.L. *juxtare "be next to," from L. juxta "beside, near," related to jungere "join." The sport was popular with Anglo-Norman knights. "These early tournaments were very rough affairs, in every sense, quite unlike the chivalrous contests of later days; the rival parties fought in groups, and it was considered not only fair but commendable to hold off until you saw some of your adversaries getting tired and then to join in the attack on them; the object was not to break a lance in the most approved style, but frankly to disable as many opponents as possible for the sake of obtaining their horses, arms, and ransoms." [L.F. Salzman, "English Life in the Middle Ages," Oxford, 1950] ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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