coit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of coit
C20: perhaps a variant and special use of quoit , referring to roundness
Example Sentences
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As sooin as he coom near th' coit he could hear him snoaring away ommost as laad as a trombone.
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley
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
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 F. Jewell
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
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 John Hartley
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