Meaning

• Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

• The keystone of an arch.

• A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.

• A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving

• A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.

Meaning

• To wedge or steady with quoins.