See Also: coign(dictionary)

ticking (oh) and coign (iou)


ticking (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: tick 'rough cloth' (15-20 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch tike]
a thick strong cotton cloth used for making mattress and pillow covers

coign (iou)



coign noun. Also coigne. LME.
[Var. of COIN noun: cf. QUOIN noun.]
I. = QUOIN noun.
A projecting corner; a cornerstone; an angle. LME.
coign of vantage [from Shakes. Macb.] a place affording a good view of something.
R. Lehmann They sat in a coign of the cliff.
A wedge. M18.
II.
= COIN noun II. LME-E16.