quoit

Meaning

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. (intransitive) To play quoits.
2. (transitive) To throw like a quoit.

Synonyms

discus

iron ring

Translations

الحلقة

palet

tella

Wurfring

αμάδα

βαρύς δακτύλιος

κρίκος παιχνίδι

werpschijf

malha

aro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: coyte

In summary

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