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ˈquoiter
[f. quoit v. + -er1.]
a. One who plays at quoits; a quoit-thrower.
c1440Promp. Parv. 86/1 Coyter, or caster of a coyte, petreludus. c1515Cocke Lorell's B. 11 Bowlers..and quayters. 1656W. D. tr. Comenius' Gate Lat. Unl. 265 Quoiters throw quoits and other things that are to be flung. 1884Sporting Times 9 June 4/6 The death of William Eagle,..well known amongst quoiters.
b. A curler.
1833J. Cairnie Essay on Curling & Artificial Pond Making 93 He was a grand quoiter, he never missed a shot. 1899J. Kennedy Compl. Sc. & Amer. Poems (ed. 3) 128 May quoiters' joys be mair an' mair. |