different between quoit vs coit

English

Etymology

From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??t/, /kw??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Noun

quoit (plural quoits)

1. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
2. A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
3. The flat stone covering a cromlech.
4. The discus used in ancient sports.

Translations

Verb

quoit (third-person singular simple present quoits, present participle quoiting, simple past and past participle quoited)

1. (intransitive) To play quoits.
2. (transitive) To throw as with a quoit.

Anagrams

• Quito, toqui

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??t/

Etymology 1

See quoit.

Noun

coit (plural coits)

1. Obsolete form of quoit.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)

Verb

coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To throw.

   to coit a stone

Etymology 2

Back-formation from coitus.

Noun

coit

1. Synonym of coition

Verb

coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)

1. (rare) to copulate; to mate

Synonyms

• coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Anagrams

• -otic, Tico, Toci, otic

Latin

Verb

coit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of coe?

Romanian

Etymology

From French coït

Noun

coit n (plural coituri)

1. sexual intercourse

Declension