n. [ See Quoit. ] A quoit. [ Obs. ] Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To throw, as a stone. [ Obs. ] See Quoit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. coitio, fr. coire to come together; co- + ire to go. ] A coming together; sexual intercourse; copulation. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; saffron. ] (Min.) Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color; -- called also
n. [ Hind. &dsdot_;akait, &dsdot_;ākāyat. ] One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed.
n. The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits. [ 1913 Webster ]