COIGNS

Noun

coigns

plural of coign

Anagrams

• Scogin, co-sign, cosign, cosing, incogs

Source: Wiktionary


COIGN

Coign, n.

Definition: A var. spelling of Coin, Quoin, a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation.

From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century.

The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. Nature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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