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a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VI. 42 One principal Arme..goith..to the Kinges Streame A Coyte or Stone Cast beneth the Kinges Bridge.

1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. A Quoit-caster, Discobolus.

1733 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus Colloq. (ed. 2) 6 The Greeks had five Sorts of Exercises, Running, Quoit-playing, Leaping, Wrestling, and Handy-cuffs.

1768 T. Worlidge Select Coll. Drawings 42 Discobulus. A famous quoit player at the Olympic games.

1790 J. Freeth Polit. Songster (ed. 6) 79 (title of song) The diversion of quoit playing.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 19 They might watch the quoit-pitchers, intent On either side.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour Answ. to Corr. 2 Dec. In the Country the mark in Quoit playing is termed a ‘motte’.

1880 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 12 221 About 708 was introduced..the so-called Pentathlon, including jumping, running, quoit throwing, javelin-casting and wrestling.

1887 L. E. Upcott Introd. Greek Sculpture iv. 57 The most familiar of Myron's works is the Quoit-thrower.

1902 Elem. School. Teacher 2 654 The distinction between quoit-pitching and discus-throwing..is, that in the former the final movement of lunging forward, to lend force to the arm and body action, is omitted.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 Oct. 10/5 There was a good turn-out of quoit players at the game played at the Willows.

1963 W. Umminger Supermen Heroes & Gods i. 23 New events were introduced, and the pentathlon or five-part contest came into being: running, leaping, javelin throwing, quoit throwing and wrestling.

2001 Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. Each team of MPs is allowed to play one Joker card, enabling them to double their points when skilled quoit-throwers like Roy Hattersley and Ted Heath are on that week's team.