单词 | rope quoit |
释义 | > as lemmasrope quoit rope quoit n. a quoit made of a ring of rope, originally used for playing on board ship. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > quoits > games resembling quoits > [noun] > object thrown penny-stone?c1475 loggat1773 loggerhead1871 rope quoit1876 jukskei1942 1876 Galaxy Sept. 318/2 I wish you would come and persuade Captain Jimmy to make us some of those rope quoits you were speaking of. 1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns xii He went amidships to where a game of rope quoits was being played. 1943 D. Welch Maiden Voy. xiv. 109 From morning till night the rope quoit flew backwards and forwards against the solid blue sky. 2006 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 23 July (features) 3 You'll pay £25 for this Deluxe Quoits set by John Jaques. It has a hardwood mahogany frame with rope quoits and regency pegs. < as lemmas |
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