Definitions for: Coigne


[n] the keystone of an arch
[n] expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase



Webster (1913) Definition: Coigne (koin), n. [See Coin, n.]
A quoin.

See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
--Shak.


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.

Synonyms: coign, quoin

See Also: headstone, keystone, wedge

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