Quoit
111Discus — Dis cus, n.; pl. E. {Discuses}, L. {Disci}. [L. See {Disk}.] 1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus. [1913 Webster] Note: This… …
112Discuses — Discus Dis cus, n.; pl. E. {Discuses}, L. {Disci}. [L. See {Disk}.] 1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus. [1913 Webster] Note:… …
113Disk — (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di skos. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster] Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. [1913… …
114Disk engine — Disk Disk (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di skos. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster] Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper …
115Disk shell — Disk Disk (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di skos. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster] Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper …
116Land — Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch and… …
117Landed — Land Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch… …
118Landing — Land Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch… …
119dais — noun Etymology: Middle English deis, from Anglo French, from Late Latin discus high table, from Latin, dish, quoit more at dish Date: 13th century a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) …
120deck tennis — noun Etymology: from its being played on the decks of ocean liners Date: 1927 a game in which players toss a ring or quoit back and forth over a net …
