Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quoit
Quoit
quoit
n. & v. --n. 1 a heavy flattish sharp-edged iron ring thrown to encircle an iron peg or to land as near as possible to the peg. 2 (in pl.) a game consisting of aiming and throwing these. 3 a ring of rope, rubber, etc. for use in a similar game. 4 a the flat stone of a dolmen. b the dolmen itself. --v.tr. fling like a quoit. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English coite Date: 15th century a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game, a game in which the ~s are thrown at an upright pin in an attempt to ring the pin or come as near to it as possible, II. transitive verb Date: 1597 to throw like a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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