n. A var. spelling of Coin, Quoin, a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. Nature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
2. an expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase. Syn. -- quoin, coigne. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
3. the keystone of an arch. Syn. -- quoin, coigne. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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