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English
Pronunciation
Noun
jousts
- plural of joust
Verb
jousts
- third-person singular simple present indicative of joust
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
jousts (uncountable)
- a tournament, an event which displays jousting and other sorts of knightly sports
Thomas Malory,
Le Morte D'Arthur XVIII.17:
- And also Sir Bors told me that there should be at Hallowmas a great jousts betwixt King Arthur and the King of Northgales; [...].
Usage notes
- Mostly used as a singular noun. Compare the use of amends.