Coit

//kɔɪt// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of quoit. alt-of, obsolete

    "children make use of in playing at coits"

  2. 2
    Synonym of coition.
Verb
  1. 1
    To throw. obsolete, transitive

    "to coit a stone"

  2. 2
    to copulate; to mate rare
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"children make use of in playing at coits"

Etymology

Etymology 1

See quoit.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from coitus.

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