QUOIT


Meaning of QUOIT in English

quoit /kwɔɪt, kɔɪt/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Old French coite 'flat stone, quoit' , from Latin culcita ; ⇨ ↑ quilt ]

1 . quoits [uncountable] a game in which you throw rings over a small upright post

2 . [countable] the ring that you throw in this game

3 . [countable] a small circle made of large vertical stones in ancient times

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.