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Synonyms for quoin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : koin, kwoin |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔɪn, kwɔɪn |
Définition of quoin
Origin :- 1530s, "a cornerstone," variant spelling of coin (n.); in early use also in other senses of that word, including "a wedge."
- noun keystone
- Quoin—a wedge placed under the breech of a gun to fix its elevation.
- Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy
- In great-gun exercise, the order which prepares for adjusting the quoin.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- More time was spent at Quoin Hill than at any other locality.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- While collecting at Quoin Hill, we used only guns in taking birds.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- This was the only time this species was observed in the Quoin Hill area.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- This was a common bird at Quoin Hill but was not seen elsewhere by me.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- Garcia took a few at Quoin Hill, but I observed the species there only once.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- This species was seen 12 miles north of Kalabakan and at Quoin Hill.
- Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
- Run in the quoin, and, blast the brig, give her a point-blanker!
- Extract from : « The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The level mark on the quoin is to correspond with the end of the bed.
- Extract from : « Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. » by Bureau of Ordnance, USN
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