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Line 1: − [[Image:Quoin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A timber quoin]]+ − [[Image:Quoin gunnery.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The quoin used in naval gunnery]] − [[Image:Quoin architectural.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Architectural quoins]] − [[Image:Quoin printing.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A printer's quoin]] − A '''quoin''' is a wedge shaped item used to support or anchor other items. − *In [[shipping]] terms it refers to a timber block used to secure barrels against movement.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref> Historically, the same item was used at the breech end of a cannon to raise or lower the weapon's trajectory. − *Quoins in architecture are the corner stones which anchor the edge of the building wall. − *Quoins are also wedges used by printers to hold the hand-set type in place. − − − − ==References== − <references/> − [[Category:Architecture]][[Category:Military]][[Category:Shipping Terms]][[Category:Technology]]
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