coign
突出之角,隅,隅石
Coign 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.
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.
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coign
n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up
a form within a chase [syn: quoin, coigne]
2: the keystone of an arch [syn: quoin, coigne]