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coign of vantage
coign of vantage C0465050 (coin)n. An advantageous position.coign of vantage n an advantageous position or stance for observation or action coign′ of van′tage (kɔɪn)
n. a favorable position. [1595–1605] coign of vantage
a coign of vantageA beneficial spot or position, especially for viewing something. "Coign" is a variant spelling of "quoin," the outside corner of a building or wall. My office affords me a fine coign of vantage, as I can watch everyone on the floor without them knowing,See also: coign, of, vantagecoign of vantage a favourable position for observation or action. literary The literal sense of a coign of vantage is ‘a projecting corner of a wall or building’; the phrase appears in Shakespeare 's Macbeth in Duncan's description of the nesting places of the swifts at Macbeth's castle. The word quoin meaning ‘an external angle of a building’ still exists in English, but the archaic spelling coign survives mainly in this phrase.See also: coign, of, vantage |