English Explanatory Dictionary

quoit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
  5. The discus used in ancient sports.
verb
  1. To play quoits.
  2. To throw like a quoit.

Pronunciation

/kɔɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quoit.wav /kwɔɪt/ /kweɪt/

Word forms

quoit quoits quoiting quoited

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fling toss bung cast chuck chunk cook dash dump feck jerk heave hield hoy huck hurl hurtle launch lob peck peg pick pitch precipitate project quoit shy slight skew sling thrill throw traject warp whang whip whop wing

Derived words

quoiter quoitlike
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