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coign

5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

  2. noun

    the keystone of an arch

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Listed in the English Speller Database at size 70: the largest list we accept, where the rarer words live.
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