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1 coign
coign, coigne /kɔɪn/n.(edil.) angolo; pietra d'angolo● (fig.) coign of vantage, posizione vantaggiosa ( per osservare e agire).
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Coign — (koin), n. A var. spelling of {Coin}, {Quoin}, a corner, wedge; chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coign — /kɔɪn/ (say koyn) noun Also, coigne. 1. → quoin. –phrase 2. coign of vantage, a good place from which to observe events. {variant of coin (def. 3) …