quoit
[ kwoit, koit ]
/ kwɔɪt, kɔɪt /
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.
verb (used with object)
to throw as or like a quoit.
verb (used without object)
to play quoits.
Origin of quoit
1350–1400; Middle English
coyte < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM quoit
quoit·er, noun quoit·like, adjectiveWords nearby quoit
quod erat faciendum,
quod vide,
quodlibet,
quoin,
quoin post,
quoit,
quoits,
quokka,
quoll,
quondam,
quonset hut
Example sentences from the Web for quoits
British Dictionary definitions for quoits (1 of 2)
quoits
/ (kɔɪts) /
pl n
(usually functioning as singular)
a game in which quoits are tossed at a stake in the ground in attempts to encircle it
British Dictionary definitions for quoits (2 of 2)
quoit
/ (kɔɪt) /
noun
a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits
Australian slang a variant spelling of coit
Word Origin for quoit
C15: of unknown origin