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Gen. xii. 9.

Jour"ney, v. t. To traverse; to travel over or through. [R.] "I journeyed many a land." Sir W. Scott.

Jour"ney-bat`ed (?), a. Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] Shak.

Jour"ney*er (?), n. One who journeys.

Jour"ney*man (?), n.; pl. Journeymen (&?;). Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman.

I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well.

Shak.

Jour"ney*work` (?), n. Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.

Joust (?), v. i. [OE. justen, jousten, OF. jouster, jouster, joster, F. jouter, fr. L. juxta near to, nigh, from the root of jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Jostle.] To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. [Written also just.]

For the whole army to joust and tourney.

Holland.

Joust, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F. joute. See Joust, v. i.] A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.]

Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament.

Milton.

Joust"er, n. One who jousts or tilts.

Jove (?), n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See Tuesday, and cf. Jupiter.]

1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.

2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] Pope.

3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.

Bird of Jove, the eagle.

Jo"vi*al (?), a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove. The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it joyful or jovial. See Jove.]

1. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter. [Obs.]

Our jovial star reigned at his birth.

Shak.

The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.

Sir T. Browne.

2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] "The heavens always joviall." Spenser.

3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth- inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem.