quoit
n.Upper Northern U.S. （名词）【美国北端】 quoits (used with a sing. verb)A game in which flat rings of iron or rope are pitched at a stake, with points awarded for encircling it. quoits （与单数动词连用）掷环套桩游戏：一种游戏，将扁平的铁圈或绳套掷向标桩，套中者奖以得分One of the rings used in this game.铁圈：在这种游戏中使用的一个套环
来源：Middle English coyte [flat stone, quoit] 中古英语 coyte [扁平的石头，套桩游戏] from Old French coilte, coite 源自 古法语 coilte, coite from Latin culcita [cushion] 源自 拉丁语 culcita [垫子]
<注释>The gamequoits derives its name from quoit, specifically denoting a heavy iron ringslightly convex on the outside and concave inside,configured so as to give it an edge for cutting into the ground.Both the game and the term are associated almost exclusively with the Upper North (the northernmost tier of states from New York State westward to North Dakota).In fact,quoits is one of a dozen terms that are most reliable for delineating the Upper North dialect boundary. quoits 这种游戏的名称是从 quoit 一词而来的， 特指一种沉笨的铁环，外面略凸，内部略凹。这种造型是为了使它有一边刃可以切入地面。这种游戏和词语几乎只和美国上北部有关（美国最北部的几个州，从纽约州向西至北达科他州）。实际上，quoits 是十多个最可靠的用来标明上北部方言界线的词语之一
