steekspel — meaning in English

English meaning

• joust noun A contest in which two mounted knights charge at each other with lances.
• jousting noun A medieval sport in which armored knights on horseback charged each other with lances.

Senses

steekspel is used for these senses in English:

• joust A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
• jousting A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.

joust — full definition

1. noun A contest in which two mounted knights charge at each other with lances.
2. verb To fight on horseback with lances, as knights did.
3. verb To argue or compete sharply with someone, especially in a public exchange.

jousting — full definition

1. noun A medieval sport in which armored knights on horseback charged each other with lances.
2. noun Any sharp verbal back-and-forth between two people.

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