quoit

quoit
[kɔɪt, kwɔɪt]
noun
  1. a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg
    (掷环游戏用的)铁环,绳圈,塑料环
    ■(quoits)[treated as sing.]a game consisting of aiming and throwing such rings
    掷环。 参见 deck quoits
  2. the flat covering stone of a dolmen
    (石板墓的)盖石
    ■[often in place names]the dolmen itself
    石板墓
  3. (Austral. informal)a person's buttocks
    (澳,非正式)(人的)屁股
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction](archaic)throw or propel like a quoit
    (古)掷环般地投掷
语源
  1. late Middle English: probably of French origin
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