Quoits (Noun)
Meaning
A game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The weather was fine for a game of quoits in the garden on summer afternoons.
- Playing quoits required a mix of skill and luck to get the iron ring to land on the wooden stake.
- The village fair had a popular quoits stall, with prizes for those who were the most accurate.
- At the country pub, regulars would often challenge each other to games of quoits on the lawn.
- Quoits had been a favorite family pastime for generations in the small rural community.