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Quoit vs Quoin - What's the difference?

quoit | quoin |

As nouns the difference between quoit and quoin

is that quoit is a flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits while quoin is any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

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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    quoin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
  • The keystone of an arch.
  • A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
  • (obsolete, nautical) A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving

    • Synonyms

    *(corner block of a building ): cornerstone