quoit
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) quoits, a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
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a ring used in the game of quoits.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits
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slang a variant spelling of coit
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of quoit
1350–1400; Middle English coyte < ?
Vocabulary lists containing quoit
Example Sentences
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A Philadelphia trophy was inscribed: "Given by the German-American Bund; quoit tournament, 1937."
From Time Magazine Archive
Jason had no idea what a quoit was, but he tried to stay focused.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
“Let’s see...earlier I was eating ice cream. Right now I’m tossing this quoit ring.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
In throwing a quoit, the quoit must be given a spinning motion or the thrower cannot be certain how it will alight.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
The games consisted of chariot, horse and foot races; leaping, wrestling, boxing, throwing the discus or quoit, etc.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
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