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Added 9 October 2026

quoit

/kɔɪt/ noun

Latin root: culcita Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quoit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits.

Origin

From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.

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