coign
pronunciation
How to pronounce coign in British English:
UK [kɔɪn]
How to pronounce coign in American English:
US [kɔɪn]
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- Noun:
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- the keystone of an arch
Word Origin
- coign (n.)
- archaic spelling of quoin (q.v.), surviving only in Shakespeare's coign of vantage ("Macbeth" I.vi.), popularized by Sir Walter Scott, properly "a projecting corner" (for observation).
Example
- 1. You are in his employ . What coign of vantage ! You can watch his business methods so easily .