"coit" meaning in English

See coit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: coits [plural]
Etymology: See quoit. Head templates: {{en-noun}} coit (plural coits)
  1. Obsolete form of quoit. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: quoit
    Sense id: en-coit-en-noun-X-QxRcSY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɔɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coit.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Back-formation from coitus. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} coit
  1. Synonym of coition. Synonyms: coition [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-coit-en-noun-ZT1WoSbO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 2 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 48 3 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 51 2 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kɔɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: coits [present, singular, third-person], coiting [participle, present], coited [participle, past], coited [past]
Etymology: See quoit. Head templates: {{en-verb}} coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To throw. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-coit-en-verb-WBukiO2L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kɔɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: coits [present, singular, third-person], coiting [participle, present], coited [participle, past], coited [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from coitus. Head templates: {{en-verb}} coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)
  1. (rare) to copulate; to have sexual intercourse. Tags: rare Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with
    Sense id: en-coit-en-verb-yivUUXTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 2 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 48 3 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 51 2 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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