quoit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kwɔɪt/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kɔɪt/ (UK)
- /kweɪt/ (dialectal, obsolete)
- /kɔɪt/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.
Meanings
-
A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 4: Calypso]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 54:
- A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
-
The flat stone covering a cromlech.
This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large.
1817, Charles Sandoe Gilbert, A Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall, page 175:
- An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
- The discus used in ancient sports.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quoits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fi heittorengas (flat disc thrown at a target) · io disko (flat disc thrown at a target) · mt ċappella (flat disc thrown at a target) · sv ring (flat disc thrown at a target) · cs kroužek (flat disc thrown at a target) · de Diskus (flat disc thrown at a target) · ru мета́тельное кольцо́ (flat disc thrown at a target) · pl pierścień (flat disc thrown at a target) · de Wurfring (flat disc thrown at a target)