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  1. 1. n. A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A game played with quoits. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The discus of the ancients. See Discus. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A cromlech. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To throw quoits; to play at quoits. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To throw; to pitch. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. (a) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc. (b) pl. A game played with quoits. Shak. 2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus. 3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] J. Morley. To throw quoits; to play at quoits. To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden. To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] Shak. Source: webster
  9. 9. A game played with quoits. Shak. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n. game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits Source: ecdict

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