quoin

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This quoin, being graduated to whole degrees, requires a small additional quoin for slight differences of elevation in smooth water.

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

So that below the girdle, we find twenty-five facets: 8 cross, 8 skill, 4 pavilion, 4 quoin, and 1 collet.

From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John

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

If the carriage is fitted with a quoin, handspikemen standing between the handspikes and the side of the ship, place their handspikes on the steps of the carriage and raise the breech.

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