Definitions for quoin

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quoin quoin

Spelling: [koin, kwoin]

IPA: /kɔɪn, kwɔɪn/

Quoin is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in quoin (inoqu).

Definitions for quoin

noun

1. an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
2. one of the stones forming it; cornerstone.
3. any of various bricks of standard shape for forming corners of brick walls or the like.
4. a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes.
5. Printing. a wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall.
2. to secure or raise with a quoin or wedge.

Origin of quoin

First recorded in 1525-35; variant of coin

Examples for quoin

This was a common bird at quoin Hill but was not seen elsewhere by me.

In great-gun exercise, the order which prepares for adjusting the quoin.

Run in the quoin, and, blast the brig, give her a point-blanker!

Garcia took a few at quoin Hill, but I observed the species there only once.

quoin—a wedge placed under the breech of a gun to fix its elevation.

This species was seen 12 miles north of Kalabakan and at quoin Hill.

While collecting at quoin Hill, we used only guns in taking birds.

This was the only time this species was observed in the quoin Hill area.

The level mark on the quoin is to correspond with the end of the bed.

More time was spent at quoin Hill than at any other locality.