'Quoit' definitions:
Definition of 'quoit'
(from WordNet)
noun
Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
Definition of 'Quoit'
From: GCIDE
- Quoit \Quoit\, v. i. To throw quoits; to play at quoits. [1913 Webster]
- To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quoit'
From: GCIDE
- Quoit \Quoit\, v. t. To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quoit'
From: GCIDE
- Quoit \Quoit\ (kwoit or koit), n. [OE. coite; cf. OF. coitier to spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare, fr. L. coquere, coctum, to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook, also W. coete? a quoit.] 1. (a) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc. (b) pl. A game played with quoits. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] --J. Morley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quoit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anklet,
- armlet,
- ball,
- band,
- belt,
- bracelet,
- cincture,
- cingulum,
- collar,
- collarband,
- discus,
- earring,
- ecliptic,
- ejecta,
- ejectamenta,
- equator,
- fascia,
- fillet,
- finger ring,
- girdle,
- girt,
- girth,
- great circle,
- hoop,
- missile,
- neckband,
- necklace,
- nose ring,
- projectile,
- ring,
- trajectile,
- wristband,
- wristlet,
- zodiac,
- zone