quoit

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.

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.

Synonyms

discus

iron ring

Translations

الحلقة

palet

tella

Wurfring

αμάδα

βαρύς δακτύλιος

κρίκος παιχνίδι

werpschijf

malha

aro