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Meaning of COIGNE

Pronunciation:  koyn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the keystone of an arch
  2. [n]  expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
 
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 Synonyms: coign, quoin
 
 See Also: headstone, keystone, wedge

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See {Coin}, n.]
A quoin.
      See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
                                               --Shak.

  2. \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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