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
A modern authority explains that it was thrown not as the quoit is to-day, with arm and shoulder only, but by bringing into play and utilizing every limb and muscle of the body.
From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
The swift’s long narrow wings shut behind him as if with a sharp snip, cutting the air like shears; and then, holding them extended, he glides like a quoit.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
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