COIGNES

Noun

coignes

plural of coigne

Anagrams

• cognise, congies

Source: Wiktionary


COIGNE

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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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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