quoin

[ koin, kwoin ]

/ kɔɪn, kwɔɪn /

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noun

an external solid angle of a wall or the like.

one of the stones forming it; cornerstone.

any of various bricks of standard shape for forming corners of brick walls or the like.

a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes.

Printing. a wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase.

verb (used with object)

to provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall.

to secure or raise with a quoin or wedge.

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Also coign, coigne

[koin]. /kɔɪn/.

Origin of quoin

First recorded in 1525–35; variant of coin

Words nearby quoin

quod, quod erat demonstrandum, quod erat faciendum, quodlibet, quod vide, quoin, quoin post, quoit, quoits, quo jure?, quokka

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How to use quoin in a sentence

Some of my surprise may have noted itself in my face, for he laughed boastfully as he threw the quoin upon the deck.
In Search of Mademoiselle|George Gibbs
Mark you this,and leaning over, he took from one of the guns a chocking quoin of hickory-wood banded with copper.
In Search of Mademoiselle|George Gibbs
Porter's quoin is adopted for all carriages requiring quoins.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
A third slid a quoin along the "bed" of the carriage, under the gun, to support it at the required height.
On the Spanish Main|John Masefield

He fell on his knees, with his face on his hands in the open quoin drawer, feeling as if he had uttered a blasphemy.
Despair's Last Journey|David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for quoin

quoin

coign or coigne

/ (kwɔɪn, kɔɪn) /

noun

an external corner of a wall

Also called: cornerstone a stone forming the external corner of a wall

another name for keystone (def. 1)

printing a metal or wooden wedge or an expanding mechanical device used to lock type up in a chase

a wedge used for any of various other purposes, such as (formerly) to adjust elevation in muzzle-loading cannon

Word Origin for quoin

C16: variant of coin (corner)

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quoin

Origin of quoin

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British Dictionary definitions for quoin

coign or coigne

Word Origin for quoin