quoit
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.
a ring used in the game of quoits.
to throw as or like a quoit.
to play quoits.
Origin of quoit
1Other words from quoit
- quoiter, noun
- quoitlike, adjective
Words Nearby quoit
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How to use quoit in a sentence
Miss Fox obligingly unfastened the frying-pan, and shied it, quoit-like, down the table to her hostess.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsPlanorbis (Gyraulus) nautileus is very small; quoit-shaped, with the upper side flat.
Our British Snails | John William HorsleyHe was more impressed by Marshall's gayety and unrestraint at the quoit Club than by anything else he noted.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeDuring the game a dispute arose between two players "as to the quoit nearest the meg."
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgePallas too does not fail him, she marks his superiority in the throw of his quoit, and thus inspires him with courage.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider
British Dictionary definitions for quoit
/ (kɔɪt) /
a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits
Australian slang a variant spelling of coit
Origin of quoit
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