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Joust vs Doust - What's the difference?

joust | doust |

As nouns the difference between joust and doust

is that joust is a tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field while doust is (obsolete|west country) dust.

As verbs the difference between joust and doust

is that joust is to engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt while doust is (obsolete|west country) to extinguish, to destroy, to kill.

joust

English

(Jousting)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
  • Synonyms

    * tilt

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
  • Derived terms

    * jouster

    doust

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, West Country) Dust.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, West Country) To extinguish, to destroy, to kill.
  • *'>citation
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  • (obsolete, West Country) To dust.
  • (obsolete, mining, chiefly, Cornish) To separate dust from ore.
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