coign是什么意思？

coign

英[kɔɪn] 美[kɔɪn]

• n. 突出之角，隅石；

例句

• They take me for a dun , peer out from a coign of vantage. 他们以为讨债的来了, 就从安全的地方朝外窥伺.

词组

• coign of vantage
  a favourable position for observation or action （观察或行动的）有利地位，有利位置

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
  2. the keystone of an arch