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quoit

Pronunciation: /kɔɪt/

The English word “quoit” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

verb

  1. To play quoits.
  2. To throw like a quoit.

Etymology

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

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