quoin
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When the inner or thick end of the quoin is fair with the end of the bed in place, the gun is level in the carriage; or horizontal, when the ship is upright.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
The level mark on the quoin is to correspond with the end of the bed.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
"Knock away the quoin, entirely;" he said to the captain of the gun, when he had got the range; "now mind her when she lifts, forward; keep the ship steady, Sir—fire!"
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by James Fenimore Cooper
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 David Christie Murray
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