coit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of coit
C20: perhaps a variant and special use of quoit , referring to roundness
Example Sentences
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But unlike San Francisco’s Coit Tower, “this one is an ugly eyesore.”
Christine Wilkinson, research associate with the California Academy of Sciences, speculates the coyote may have come from a pack that lives in San Francisco’s Coit Tower area, which has very little green space.
From Los Angeles Times
The defense, with Ryan Cornish and Kam Woods in the backcourt, was struggling to get stops, as Maryland caught fire behind guard David Coit, who scored 19 before the half.
From Los Angeles Times
Albro had studied under a student of Diego Rivera’s and would go on to become one of the country’s foremost female muralists, working with the Works Progress Administration on projects including murals at San Francisco’s Coit Tower.
From Los Angeles Times
Coit said that is part of the government’s plan to “monitor the effectiveness of conservation efforts” to save the whale.
From Seattle Times
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