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Coign

Coign Meaning & Definition
Coign Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coign?

[n] the keystone of an arch
[n] expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

Synonyms | Synonyms for Coign: coigne | quoin

Related Terms | Find terms related to Coign:

See Also | headstone | keystone | wedge

Coign In Webster's Dictionary

\Coign\, n. A var. spelling of {Coin}, {Quoin}, a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation. From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The Century. The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. --Nature.

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