What is "jereed"

Djereed \Djer*eed"\or Djerrid \Djer*rid"\, n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See Jereed.]

1. A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries.

2. A game played with it. [Written also jereed, jerrid, etc.]

n. A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.

Jereed (also jerreed, jerid, or jerrid; ) is a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport played outdoors on horseback in which the objective is to score points by throwing a blunt wooden javelin at opposing team's horsemen. Played by Turkic peoples in Central Asia as the essential sporting and ceremonial game, it was brought to Anatolia during the westward migration in the beginning of the 11th century.