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quoit

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

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quoil

English

Noun

quoil (plural quoils)

  1. Archaic form of coil.
    • 1763, A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 1 (page 823)
      [] a kettle or iron pot with a quoil or two of inch rope fa?tened to its bale []
    • 1945, Frank Fraser Darling, Crofting agriculture: its practice in the West Highlands and islands
      The sooner the grass can be got into quoils the better, for not only does the quoil stage give temporary protection but hay makes a good deal in quoil.

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