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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
coigne       [koin] Pronunciation Key
–noun, verb (used with object), coigned, coign·ing.
quoin.
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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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