- (usually functioning as singular) a game in which quoits are tossed at a stake in the ground in attempts to encircle it
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quoits /kɔɪts/ pl n
quoit /kwɔɪt, kɔɪt/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Games quoits, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to throw the ring around the peg.
- Games[countable] a ring used in the game of quoits.
v. [~ + object]
- Gamesto throw like a quoit.
quoit
(kwoit, koit),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
v.i.
quoit′er, n.
quoit′like′, adj.
- Games quoits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
- Gamesa ring used in the game of quoits.
v.t.
- Gamesto throw as or like a quoit.
v.i.
- Gamesto play quoits.
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- Middle English coyte 1350–1400
quoit′like′, adj.
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