Found 2 items, similar to coign.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: coign 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Coign Coign \Coign\ (koin), 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The Century. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. --Nature. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. an expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase. Syn: quoin, coigne. [WordNet 1.5] 3. the keystone of an arch. Syn: quoin, coigne. [WordNet 1.5]