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joust

/ˈdʒaʊst/JOWST
/ˈdʒaʊst/JOWST

Meaningneer to, hard by

Common meaning: fight on horseback with lances

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchjowste‘neer to, hard by’source
  2. Middle Englishiousten‘joust’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsneer to, hard by → fight on horseback with lancesjoust‘fight on horseback with lances’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French jowste ‘neer to, hard by’.

Roots

  • jowste Old French “neer to, hard by”

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