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Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To support the breech of a cannon.

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes.

Coin :: Coin (n.) A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin..

Ancone :: Ancone (n.) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To prevent casks from rolling.

Coigne :: Coigne (n.) A quoin.

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.

Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The quoin post of a lock gate.

Furniture :: Furniture (v. t.) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) to support and steady a stone.

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