In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
quoin, coign, coigne
(noun) the keystone of an arch
quoin, coign, coigne
(noun) expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coigne (plural coignes)
Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.
• Geonic, geonic
Source: Wiktionary
Coigne (koin), n. Etym: [See Coin, n.]
Definition: A quoin. See you yound coigne of the Capitol yon corner stone Shak.
Coigne, Coign"y, n.
Definition: The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.