| quoit (kwoit, koit) n. Upper Northern U.S. 1. quoits (used with a sing. verb) A game in which flat rings of iron or rope are pitched at a stake, with points awarded for encircling it. 2. One of the rings used in this game. [Middle English coyte, flat stone, quoit, from Old French coilte, coite, from Latin culcita, cushion.] Regional Note: The game quoits derives its name from quoit, specifically denoting a heavy iron ring slightly convex on the outside and concave inside, configured so as to give it an edge for cutting into the ground. Both the game and the term are associated almost exclusively with the Upper North (the northernmost tier of states from New York State westward to North Dakota). In fact, quoits is one of a dozen terms that are most reliable for delineating the Upper North dialect boundary. |
quoits [kɔɪts]
pl n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) (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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| Noun | 1. |  quoits - a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling itleaner - (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake ringer - (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors |
Translations
quoits
n sg quoits [koits, (American ) kwoits]
a game in which rings of metal, rope etc, called quoits, are thrown on to one or more small rods or hooks. skyfgooi, ringgooi لُعْبَة الكُت: حَلَقَةٌ تُقْذَفُ على وَتَد مُثْبَت في الأرْض игра с обръчи kroužky (hra) ringspil das Wurfringspiel παιχνίδι με κρίκους tejo rõngaviskamismäng بازی کویت renkaanheitto jeu de palet מִשׂחָק הַטַבָּעוֹת चकती फेंकने का खेल kolut za bacanje karikadobó játék lempar gelang kasthringaleikur (gioco del lancio degli anelli) 輪なげ 쇠(밧줄)고리 던지기 þiedø mëtymas á taikinius gredzenu mešana uz mērķi (spēle) permainan lempar relang ringwerpen ringspill gra w pierścienie malha joc cu inele метание колец в цель hádzanie krúžkov na kolík (hra) metanje obroča igra kotura ringkastning กีฬาโยนห่วง halka oyunu 套圈遊戲 метання кілець у ціль لوہے کا تیز کناروں کا چپٹا حلقہ یا گھیرا جو ایک کیل میں پھینکا جاتا ہے cái vòng 金属环，铁环，掷铁圈游戏
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