The ground was too steep for athletics; no cricket could be possible there, no lawn tennis, no quoits, no anything.

Could he not beat them all when it came to playing ball or quoits, and were not the maidens all in love with his good looks?

Every one pitches his quoits and then all go to the hub and reckon up the score.

Quoits hung up on several large nails driven into a wall, and there was a covered skittle alley.