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noun
A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
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noun
A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
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noun
The flat stone covering a cromlech.
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noun
An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
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noun
The discus used in ancient sports.
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verb
To play quoits.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To throw like a quoit.
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Usage: transitive
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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, yeet
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noun
game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
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Broader terms: game equipment
History
From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.
Across languages
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