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COIGN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coign mean?
• COIGN (noun)
The noun COIGN has 2 senses:
1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
2. the keystone of an arch
Familiarity information: COIGN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("coign" is a kind of...):
wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The keystone of an arch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("coign" is a kind of...):
headstone; key; keystone (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)
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