Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUOIN
QUOIN, n. [Fr. coin, a corner; Sp. cuña. See Coin.]
- A corner. – Mortimer.
- An instrument to raise any thing; a wedge employed to raise cannon to a proper level, and for other purposes. – Mar. Dict.
- In architecture, the corner of a brick or stone wall. – Encyc.
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