quoits

UK/kɔɪts/US/kɔɪts/

quoits is the plural of quoit.

Meaning of quoit

quoit (plural quoits)

A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 4: Calypso]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 54
A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
The flat stone covering a cromlech.
- This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large.1817, Charles Sandoe Gilbert, A Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall, page 175
An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
The discus used in ancient sports.

quoits (uncountable)

A competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.
- And now they were ready to set forth by twos and threes into the parks and pleasaunces, some to take their pleasure about the fair gardens and fishponds, some to hunt wild game among the wooded hills, some to disport themselves at quoits or tennis or riding at the ring or martial exercises; […]1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 7

What does quoits mean?: Quoits means a competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.
What is quoits the plural of?: Quoits is the plural of quoit.
What part of speech is quoits?: Quoits is a noun.
How do you pronounce quoits?: Quoits is pronounced /kɔɪts/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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