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coit

British  
/ kɔɪt /

noun

  1. Also: quoit. slang buttocks; backside

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coit

C20: perhaps a variant and special use of quoit , referring to roundness

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An th' coilhoil wants a coit o' lime,    Then it'll smell mich sweeter, An th' cellar should be done this time,    It maks it soa mich leeter.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by John Hartley

An when yo're lukkin seedy like,    Wi' patched an tattered clooas; Yo'll find when yer coit elbows gape,    Sich friends oft shut ther doors.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by John Hartley

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 John Sargeaunt

That garment was always known after as "the hallelujah coit."

From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by F. Jewell

Well, it's what aw call a nobby un; but awd better net waste ony time, soa aw'll goa an' see if Susy 'll leean me yond coit.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley

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