coign
/kɔɪn/noun
- a projecting corner or angle of a wall or building（墙或建筑物的）隅, 外角。
短语
coign of vantage
- a favourable position for observation or action（观察或行动的）有利地位, 有利位置。
词源
late Middle English: variant of COIN. The phrase coign of vantage was first used by Shakespeare （Macbeth Ⅰ. iv. 7）, and later popularized by Sir Walter Scott.