quoit

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
2. noun A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
3. noun The flat stone covering a cromlech.
4. noun An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
5. noun The discus used in ancient sports.
6. verb To play quoits.
7. verb To throw like a quoit.

Similar words

horseshoes deck quoiter squail quaffle discus croquet flechette quidditch quadball

Often followed by

brooch club and of brooches or is to was

Word family

quoited quoiting quoits