coit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of coit
C20: perhaps a variant and special use of quoit , referring to roundness
Example Sentences
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And away he went out into the darkness and rain shouting, "A Hallelujah top coit!"
From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by Jewell, F.
English derivatives will show the long quality of the vowels in aer, deus, coit, duo.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John
Aw tell'd him he'd made a fooil on me, an' aw consider'd mysen dropt on, but noa moor nor he wor wi' havin' to leave th' coit.
From Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings by Hartley, John
In Bosprennis Cross there was a very large coit or cromlech.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
Then did he fall upon this ensuing verse: Membra quatit, gelidusque coit formidine sanguis.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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