/ kɔɪt; NAmE ; kwɔɪt/ noun
1.
[ C ] a ring that is thrown onto a small post in the game of quoits
2.
quoits [ U ] a game in which rings are thrown onto a small post
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably of French origin.
/ kɔɪt; NAmE ; kwɔɪt/ noun
1.
[ C ] a ring that is thrown onto a small post in the game of quoits
2.
quoits [ U ] a game in which rings are thrown onto a small post
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably of French origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005