quoit

[ kwoit, koit ]

noun

1. quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
2. a ring used in the game of quoits.

verb (used with object)

1. to throw as or like a quoit.

verb (used without object)

1. to play quoits.

quoit

/ kɔɪt /

noun

1. a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits
2. slang.
   a variant spelling of coit

Other Words From

• quoiter noun
• quoitlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quoit¹

1350–1400; Middle English coyte < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of quoit¹

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Miss Fox obligingly unfastened the frying-pan, and shied it, quoit-like, down the table to her hostess.

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Planorbis (Gyraulus) nautileus is very small; quoit-shaped, with the upper side flat.

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He was more impressed by Marshall's gayety and unrestraint at the Quoit Club than by anything else he noted.

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During the game a dispute arose between two players "as to the quoit nearest the meg."

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Pallas too does not fail him, she marks his superiority in the throw of his quoit, and thus inspires him with courage.

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Related Words

• disc
• plate
• platter