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Coigne

Coigne Meaning & Definition
Coigne Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coigne?

[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 Coigne: coign | quoin

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See Also | headstone | keystone | wedge

Coigne In Webster's Dictionary

\Coigne\ (koin), n. [See {Coin}, n.] A quoin. See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone? --Shak.
\Coigne\, Coigny \Coign"y\, n. The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] --Spenser.

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