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Part Formal Joust  / Dʒaust /  ◙ Verb [V]  Fight Horses Long

Front joust
Back  / dʒaust / 
◙ verb [V] 
1. to fight on horses using a long stick (= a lance ) to try to knock the other person off their horse, especially as part of a formal contest in the past
• (尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部份的)马上长矛打斗,骑马比武
2. (formal) to argue with sb, especially as part of a formal or public debate
• (尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部份的)辩论,讨论,争论
♦ joust noun

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