quoit
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A Philadelphia trophy was inscribed: "Given by the German-American Bund; quoit tournament, 1937."
From Time Magazine Archive
Jason had no idea what a quoit was, but he tried to stay focused.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
“Let’s see...earlier I was eating ice cream. Right now I’m tossing this quoit ring.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The players aimed at no mark, but simply tried to throw the quoit to the greatest possible distance.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
A modern authority explains that it was thrown not as the quoit is to-day, with arm and shoulder only, but by bringing into play and utilizing every limb and muscle of the body.
From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
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