COIGNE

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


Etymology

Noun

coigne (plural coignes)

Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.

Anagrams

• 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



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In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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