coigne

Plural: coignes

Noun

• expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
• the keystone of an arch
• Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.

Verb

Verb Forms: coigned, coigning, coignes

• To form into a corner, often for structural support.

Examples

• He attempted to COIGNE his word into the corner of the Scrabble board for maximum points.

Synonyms

coign, quoin

Anagrams of coigne