quoit

[ kwoit, koit ]

/ kwɔɪt, kɔɪt /

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noun

quoits, (used with a singular verb) 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.

a ring used in the game of quoits.

verb (used with object)

to throw as or like a quoit.

verb (used without object)

to play quoits.

Origin of quoit

1350–1400; Middle English coyte< ?

OTHER WORDS FROM quoit

quoiter, nounquoitlike, adjective

Words nearby quoit

quod erat faciendum, quodlibet, quod vide, quoin, quoin post, quoit, quoits, quo jure?, quokka, quoll, quondam

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Example sentences from the Web for quoit

In throwing a quoit, the quoit must be given a spinning motion or the thrower cannot be certain how it will alight.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns
His one hand slipped into his pocket and clutched the quoit.
The Red One|Jack London
"We will show you his quoit to-morrow, on the road to Tintagel," said Miss Bridgeman.
Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Hyacinthus (Hyacin′thus) was a boy greatly loved by Apollo; but he was accidentally slain by him with a quoit.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis

We no longer speculate with Epicurus and Anaxagoras whether the sun may be as large as a quoit, or even as large as Peloponnesus.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822|Various

British Dictionary definitions for quoit

quoit

/ (kɔɪt) /

noun

a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits

Australian slang a variant spelling of coit

Word Origin for quoit

C15: of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quoit
释义	quoit [ kwoit, koit ] / kwɔɪt, kɔɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quoit ON THESAURUS.COM noun quoits, (used with a singular verb) 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. a ring used in the game of quoits. verb (used with object) to throw as or like a quoit. verb (used without object) to play quoits. Origin of quoit 1350–1400; Middle English coyte< ? OTHER WORDS FROM quoit quoiter, nounquoitlike, adjective Words nearby quoit quod erat faciendum, quodlibet, quod vide, quoin, quoin post, quoit, quoits, quo jure?, quokka, quoll, quondam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quoit In throwing a quoit, the quoit must be given a spinning motion or the thrower cannot be certain how it will alight. The Story of Great Inventions\|Elmer Ellsworth Burns His one hand slipped into his pocket and clutched the quoit. The Red One\|Jack London "We will show you his quoit to-morrow, on the road to Tintagel," said Miss Bridgeman. Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3\|Mary Elizabeth Braddon Hyacinthus (Hyacin′thus) was a boy greatly loved by Apollo; but he was accidentally slain by him with a quoit. 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described\|Edward S. Ellis We no longer speculate with Epicurus and Anaxagoras whether the sun may be as large as a quoit, or even as large as Peloponnesus. Scientific American Supplement No. 822\|Various British Dictionary definitions for quoit quoit / (kɔɪt) / noun a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits Australian slang a variant spelling of coit Word Origin for quoit C15: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quoit plate, platter, disc, shell, dish, circle, sabot, discus, flan, saucer, discoid
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quoit

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of quoit

OTHER WORDS FROM quoit

Words nearby quoit

Example sentences from the Web for quoit

British Dictionary definitions for quoit

noun

Word Origin for quoit

Words related to quoit