'Coigne' definitions:

Definition of 'coigne'

(from WordNet)
noun
Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase [syn: quoin, coign, coigne]
noun
The keystone of an arch [syn: quoin, coign, coigne]

Definition of 'Coigne'

From: GCIDE
  • Coigne \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See Coin, n.] A quoin. [1913 Webster]
  • See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Coigne

Definition of 'Coigne'

From: GCIDE
  • Coigne \Coigne\, Coigny \Coign"y\, n. The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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