Quoit
11quoit — ► NOUN 1) a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg. 2) (quoits) (treated as sing. ) a game of aiming and throwing quoits. ORIGIN probably French …
12Quoit — Cornische Quoits (Radierung von 1857) Mulfra Quoit E …
13quoit — /kɔɪt / (say koyt) noun 1. Also, deck quoit. a flattish ring of iron or some other material thrown in play to encircle a peg stuck in the ground or to come as close to it as possible. 2. (plural construed as singular) the game so played. 3.… …
14quoit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coite Date: 15th century 1. a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game 2. plural but singular in construction a game in which the quoits are thrown at an upright pin in an attempt to ring… …
15quoit — quoiter, n. quoitlike, adj. /kwoyt, koyt/, n. 1. quoits, (used with a sing. v.) 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. 2. a ring used in… …
16Quoit — Recorded in many forms including Coit, Coite, Coyte, Coyett, Coytes, Quoit and Quoite, this is an English surname. Its origin however is very obscure. We believe that it is probably from an Olde English pre 7th century personal name Coyt meaning… …
17quoit — [[t]kɔ͟ɪt, AM kwɔ͟ɪt[/t]] quoits 1) N UNCOUNT Quoits is a game which is played by throwing rings over a small post. Quoits is usually played on board ships. 2) N COUNT A quoit is a ring used in the game of quoits …
18quoit — [kɔɪt, kwɔɪt] noun 1》 a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg. ↘(quoits) [treated as sing.] a game of aiming and throwing quoits. 2》 the flat covering stone of a dolmen.… …
19quoit — [[t]kwɔɪt, kɔɪt[/t]] n. 1) gam quoits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it 2) gam a ring used in the game of quoits 3) gam to throw like a quoit •… …
20quoit — n. & v. n. 1 a heavy flattish sharp edged iron ring thrown to encircle an iron peg or to land as near as possible to the peg. 2 (in pl.) a game consisting of aiming and throwing these. 3 a ring of rope, rubber, etc. for use in a similar game. 4 a …
