(Scotland, chiefly in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.

plural of quoy

An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

plural of quoit

A competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.

Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks. / The keystone of an arch.

(transitive) To wedge or steady with quoins.

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.

(intransitive) To play quoits. / (transitive) To throw like quoit.

plural of quoin