Coigne

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coigne \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See {Coin}, n.]
     A quoin.
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           See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
                                                    --Shak.


     [1913 Webster] Coigne

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coigne
       n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up
            a form within a chase [syn: {quoin}, {coign}]
       2: the keystone of an arch [syn: {quoin}, {coign}]