He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.
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Quoit
//kɔɪt//
Synonyms for "quoit" (74 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (22)
Related words (37)
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9 translations across 8 languages.
Czech
1 entries- kroužek noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Finnish
1 entries- heittorengas noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
German
2 entries- Diskus noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
- Wurfring noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Ido
1 entries- disko noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Maltese
1 entries- ċappella noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Polish
1 entries- pierścień noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Russian
1 entries- мета́тельное кольцо́ noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Swedish
1 entries- ring noun (flat disc thrown at a target)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large.
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Then, to preſerve the Fame of ſuch a deed, / For Python ſlain, he [Phoebus or Apollo] Pythian Games decreed. / Where Noble Youths for Maſterſhip ſhou'd ſtrive, / To Quoit, to Run, and Steeds and Chariots drive.
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Each took / His ſtation, and Epeüs ſeized the clod. / He ſwung, he caſt it, and the Greecians laugh'd. / Leonteus, branch of Mars, quoited it next.
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