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Mustard Feb 23, 2010 19:52:53

Replying to baza

Yeah, I can find references to "quoit" deriving from "flat stone", but no etymology that links the word with upright stones.

Rhiannon Feb 23, 2010 20:04:05

Replying to Mustard

Ah but when you throw them they stick upright into the ground don't they, they stick out of the ground.