quoiting

They denounced all public amusements, as Macaulay tells us, "from masques, which were exhibited at the mansions of the great, down to the wrestling matches and quoiting matches on the village green." (_c_) In all ages there have been good men animated by the same feeling.

Life and Conduct J. Cameron Lees

Amidst due attention to the active prosecution of business, he has long been keenly devoted to the principal national games -- curling, angling, bowling, quoiting, and archery -- in all of which he has frequently carried off prizes at the various competitions throughout the country.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

For weeks before it the children practiced racing, and trained themselves in jumping, football, quoiting and such sports.

The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh

These contests, (1 Timothy 6: 12; 2 Timothy 4: 7) were divided into two classes, the pancratium, consisting of boxing and wrestling, and the pentathlon, consisting of leaping, running, quoiting, hurling the spear and wrestling.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

I used to try and daunt him with my eye, but he would always meet my look in a steady, quiet way, for all so much about him was altered; the lads would not play with him; and as soon as he found he was to be slighted by them whenever he came to quoiting or cricket, he just left off coming.

Sexton's Hero 1847