coite (s.xiii)

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coite (s.xiii)

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  quoit n.; MED:  coit n.; DMLBS: ]
coyt  

s.

1 disc, flat stone or ring
( MS: s.xiii )  discus: (C) gallice coyte  ii 27
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1275 )  Walter le Coyt  Coyte

s._pl.

1gamesgame of quoits (throwing flat stones or rings to a target)
( 1410 )  jeues appellez coites, dys, […], kayles  iii 643
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