† quoinern.
Obsolete. rare.
A wedge used to secure a cannon. Cf. quoin n. 2b.
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1637 J. Roberts Compl. Cannoniere 16 I have against stormy foule weather caused divers quoyners to bee bored twice through with an augor, & nailed down upon the deck.
1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. 64 In Ships..if the Ropes be suspected not to be good, they nail down Quoyners to the Fore-Trucks of heavy Guns, that he may not have any play; and if Britchings, and Tackles, and Quoyners should give way in foul weather, presently dismount her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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