coigne
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| coigne | |
noun | |
| 1. | expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase [syn: quoin] |
| 2. | the keystone of an arch [syn: quoin] |
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Coigne
Coigne\ (koin), n. [See Coin, n.] A quoin. See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone? --Shak.
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Coigne
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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