quoin

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Back's Inlet presents on each side a succession of lofty precipitous headlands, which have the shape termed, by seamen, "the gunner's quoin."

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

A very picturesque view was obtained of the Rocky Mountains, and we saw the entire outline of their peaked hills, table-land, and quoin shaped terminations.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

Care must be taken that the stop on the quoin is always properly lodged, to prevent the quoin from flying out or changing its position, and that the bed is secured to the bed-bolt.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

The larger one is quoin shaped, and has a remarkable perforation, seen in the sketch.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 by Various

He fell on his knees, with his face on his hands in the open quoin drawer, feeling as if he had uttered a blasphemy.

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie