quoit
noun
1 quoit
Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits.
Roget 284:
propulsion,
projection;
propelment†;
vis a tergo [Lat.],
force from behind;
push,
shove
etc.
(impulse)
276;
ejaculate;
ejection
etc.
297;
throw,
fling,
toss,
shot,
discharge,
shy;
launch,
release.
[Science of propulsion]
projectiles,
ballistics,
archery.
[devices to give propulsion]
propeller,
screw,
twin screws,
turbine,
jet engine.
[objects propelled]
missile,
projectile,
ball,
discus,
quoit,
brickbat,
shot;
[weapons which propel]
arrow,
gun,
ballista
etc.
(arms)
727†.
[preparation for propulsion]
countdown,
windup.
shooter;
shot;
archer,
toxophilite†;
bowman,
rifleman,
marksman;
good shot,
crack shot;
sharpshooter
etc.
(combatant)
726.
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Dutch: werpring
Moby thesaurus: anklet, armlet, ball, band, belt, bracelet, cincture, cingulum, collar, collarband, discus, earring, ecliptic, ejecta, ejectamenta, equator, fascia, fillet, finger ring, girdle, girt, girth, great circle, hoop, missile, neckband, necklace, nose ring, projectile, ring, trajectile, wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone ... show more.
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