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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Coign \Coign\ (koin), 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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