coit

/ kɔɪt /

noun

1. Also: quoit. slang,  buttocks; backside

Word History and Origins

Origin of coit¹

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

Example Sentences

Albro had studied under a student of Diego Rivera’s and would go on to become one of the country’s foremost female muralists, working with the Works Progress Administration on projects including murals at San Francisco’s Coit Tower.

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Coit said that is part of the government’s plan to “monitor the effectiveness of conservation efforts” to save the whale.

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National Marine Fisheries Service assistant administrator Janet Coit said the agency launched a new tool on its website last week that is designed to allow the agency to monitor and share how effective speed regulations are at slowing down ships to reduce the threat of collisions.

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Gurtner and Chen, who are also members of the UArizona Cancer Center, say the next step is to create a more specific version of this drug ready for human use, and their team is already working with the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy to develop it.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit said the rules would ensure the species law remain effective as climate change alters habitats around the globe and plants and animals go extinct.

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