quoit

Etymology

From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.

noun

1. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
2. A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
3. The flat stone covering a cromlech.
4. An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
5. The discus used in ancient sports.

verb

1. (intransitive) To play quoits.
2. (transitive) To throw like a quoit.