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Quoit vs Quoil – What’s the difference?

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Quoit vs Quoil - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between quoit and quoil is that quoit is a flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits while quoil is .

As a verb quoit is to play at quoits.

quoit

English

(wikipedia quoit )

Noun

(en noun )

  • A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
  • A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
  • the flat stone covering a cromlech.
  • The discus used in ancient sports.

    • Verb

    (en verb )

  • To play at quoits.
  • * Dryden
    • to quoit , to run, and steeds and chariots drive

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    quoil

    English

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • * 1763 , A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 1 (page 823)
  • * 1945 , Frank Fraser Darling, Crofting agriculture: its practice in the West Highlands and islands
    • The sooner the grass can be got into quoils the better, for not only does the quoil stage give temporary protection but hay makes a good deal in quoil.

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