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quoit

[ kwoit, koit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

quoit

/ kɔɪt /

Origin of quoit¹

1350–1400; Middle English coyte < ?

Origin of quoit¹

C15: of unknown origin

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

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

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

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

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

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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