What does "quoit" mean?

Quoit: The discus of the ancients. See Discus.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] J. Morley.
  2. 3.To throw quoits; to play at quoits. To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden.
  3. 4.To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] Shak.

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