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coit en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kɔɪt/

Etymology

See quoit.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of quoit.
    alt of quoit
    • children make use of in playing at coits 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC:

Forms

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coits Number=Plur lexicographic

coit en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kɔɪt/

Etymology

See quoit.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To throw.
    • to coit a stone

Forms

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coited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coited Tense=Past lexicographic
coits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
coiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

coit en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kɔɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from coitus.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of coition.

Synonyms

coition

coit en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kɔɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from coitus.

Meanings

  1. (rare) to copulate; to have sexual intercourse.
    • TEAR OFF A PIECE: To coit with a woman. 1941, Sidney J. Baker, A Popular Dictionary of Australian Slang, Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, page 76:

Forms

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coited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coited Tense=Past lexicographic
coiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

coitize · go to bed with · sleep with