jousting

Synonyms for jousting

adj aggressive, warlike

c.1300, from Old French joustes, from joster (see joust (v.)). The sport was popular with Anglo-Norman knights.

But ever when there was any jousting of knights, that would he see if he could.

Some she knew were evil men, yet, as knights, were powerful in jousting.

He was taught all the arts of war, of riding, jousting, fencing.

As it was, all the jousting was done, and most of the nobles had already gone away.

Robin saw that the jousting was done, and that, after all, the red knights were conquerors.

This has made him twice say, that in this jousting with sticks no one was wounded.

The first figure (A189, plate 43) shows a suit of foot-armour for jousting.

His followers in the jousting / on every side high honor won.

The point about jousting struck her as particularly well taken.

Some kink in him held him back, and kept him from jousting and tournaments.