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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Coynȝ(h)e, -ȝie, n. [Variants of Coinȝie n., Cunȝe n. Cf. ME. coygne, coigne.]

1. A quoin; a corner. 1387 Edinb. Chart. 36.
The forsayde masounys sal lay in place … xii^c hewyn stanys astlayr and coynyhe 1375 Barb. xviii. 304 (E).
Quhill that he saw thaim cummand all Rycht to the coynye thar of the wall

2. Coin; coining. 1558-66 Knox II. 254.
He which doeth falsefye the seall, subscriptioun, or coynȝie of a king 1574 Misc. Spald. C. II. 41.
Johne Ewyne … was conwikytt for false coynȝe, and hayngitt 1631 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 8.
The particular conventioun of burrowes, to be haldin … about the coynyie of copper money