quoits, horseshoes
(noun) a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quoits
plural of quoit
quoits (uncountable)
A competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.
• toquis
Source: Wiktionary
Quoit, n. Etym: [OE. coite; cf. OF. coitier to spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare, fr. L. coquere, coctum, to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook, also W. coete a quoit.]
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.
Definition: A game played with quoits. Shak.
2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus.
3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] J. Morley.
Quoit, v. i.
Definition: To throw quoits; to play at quoits. To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden.
Quoit, v. t.
Definition: To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
Quoit, n. Etym: [OE. coite; cf. OF. coitier to spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare, fr. L. coquere, coctum, to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook, also W. coete a quoit.]
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.
Definition: A game played with quoits. Shak.
2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus.
3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] J. Morley.
Quoit, v. i.
Definition: To throw quoits; to play at quoits. To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden.
Quoit, v. t.
Definition: To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
