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quoit.

A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔɪt/UK/kɔɪt/US/kwɔɪt/US/kweɪt/dialectal, obsolete
  1. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.

  2. A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.

  3. The flat stone covering a cromlech.

  4. An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.

  5. The discus used in ancient sports.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.

verb/kɔɪt/UK/kɔɪt/US/kwɔɪt/US/kweɪt/dialectal, obsolete
  1. To play quoits.

    intransitive
  2. To throw like a quoit.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.

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