quoin
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A third slid a quoin along the "bed" of the carriage, under the gun, to support it at the required height.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by John Masefield
The Handspikemen, if there is a quoin, free the quoin and lower the breech, the 2d Captain handling the quoin.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
A sentinel started out from the quoin of a wall to stop us, but when we had told our errand he became as friendly as a brother.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
As soon as the quoin is free, the 2d Captain takes hold of it with both hands and withdraws the quoin to the full extent; handspikemen "raise" or "lower" the gun slowly and steadily.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
It will be observed that portions of a brick have to be inserted near a vertical end or a quoin, in order to start the regular bond.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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