coit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of coit
C20: perhaps a variant and special use of quoit , referring to roundness
Example Sentences
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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)
That garment was always known after as "the hallelujah coit."
From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by Jewell, F.
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 Hartley, John
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 Hartley, John
I cried, "shoo's my mother:" ��� An' I doffed my cap an' my coit.
From Songs of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William
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