An alternative or archaic spelling of 'coign'; an external angle, corner, or cornerstone of a building.
An older English spelling variant of 'coign', both derived from Old French 'coigne' and Latin 'cuneus' (wedge).
This variant spelling survives mainly in historical texts and literary quotations, making it a visual marker of how English spelling has been standardized and simplified over centuries.
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