The loose sand is everywhere strewed with bits of light porous lava, which comes from the Harrat el-Buhayr, a bluff quoin to the north-west.
They front Quoin and Forbes Islands, remarkable rocky lumps, more so, however, from the extreme lowness of those in their vicinity, than from their own magnitude.
Mount Trafalgar made its first appearance in the form of a huge quoin or wedge, resting longitudinally upon the horizon, with its point towards the south-east.
Hence toQuoin Point (Coin-de-Mire) the coast has no sinuosities.
The masons from Exeter had left work, by reason of the frost, some time ago; but under the directions of Mr. Richard Horner the quoin was shored up, and the roof and window made waterproof with tarpaulins.
Quoin post (Canals), the post of a lock gate which abuts against the wall.
If one quoin was not enough to secure proper depression, a block or a second quoin was placed below the first.
They were used to move the carriage and to lift the breech of the gun so that the elevating quoin or screw might be adjusted.
One of them asked to be again put ashore, and was landed on Quoin Hill to carry a message to the Indians, from whom he promised to bring a supply of meat in two days.
As I passed him my box, Quoin looked up from his game.
The men got on to the foot-ropes--Quoin on the port, and Jaskett on the starboard side.
Plummer followed; then Jaskett, I, and Quoin who had been called down off the look-out to give a hand.
When we reach the upper topsail, Quoinand Jaskett will get out on the yard-arms, and show their flares there.
Quoin inquired, pausing in the lighting of his pipe.
Some of my surprise may have noted itself in my face, for he laughed boastfully as he threw thequoin upon the deck.
To the South-West, and distant thirteen miles, were two large islands, which from the remarkable shape of two patches of trees on their northern ends, we named Quoin and Clump Islands.
A small patch of low land was discovered beyond them, between which andQuoin Island appeared the proper channel.
Kangaroo Island has no remarkable features; whilst Althorpe and Quoin islands are sufficiently striking to be recognized by anyone who has once seen them.
This quoin, being graduated to whole degrees, requires a small additional quoin for slight differences of elevation in smooth water.
Captain forces the quoin tight under the breech, giving the word "Down!
The Handspikemen, if there is a quoin, free the quoin and lower the breech, the 2d Captain handling the quoin.
Porter's bed and quoin has been adopted for all carriages requiring quoins.
The level mark on the quoin is to correspond with the end of the bed.
Care must be taken that the stop on the quoin is always properly lodged, to prevent the quoin from flying out or changing its position, and that the bed is secured to the bed-bolt.
When the inner or thick end of the quoin is fair with the end of the bed in place, the gun is level in the carriage; or horizontal, when the ship is upright.
On all decks places hand-swab and chocking-quoin near the ship's side on the left side of the gun; aids 1st Sponger in taking out tompion.
Porter's quoin is adopted for all carriages requiring quoins.
There are numerous small streams in the Quoin Hill area, the largest being the Balung River and Apas River.
Of the 125 species of birds observed at Quoin Hill, 1.
Table 2 lists 34 of the more common species at Quoin Hill for which evidence on breeding was available.
The forest at Quoin Hill was typical tropical rain-forest, composed mostly of dipterocarps (Dipterocarpaceae).
The "blue" flycatcher of the Quoin Hill area was observed several times in the primary forest and primary forest edge.
At Quoin Hill this was a bird of the primary forest.
This species was seen 12 miles north of Kalabakan and atQuoin Hill.
This bird was fairly common at Quoin Hill in the abaca and wild bananas and, at Kalabakan, in primary forest.
I saw several nuthatches feeding in secondary forest at Quoin Hill and one 12 miles north of Kalabakan.
This common species of secondary forest at Quoin Hill seems to prefer spiders and various insects for food.
Among this iron stud little Quoin was continually running in and out, currying them down, now and then, with an old rag, or keeping the flies off with a brush.
I should have liked to see you when you were making for the side all top-heavy, and went flying over after the great quoin as you called it.
It was all simple enough till he came to the final part of his task, and attempted to lift out the breech-block, the quoin that when the breech was screwed up held all fast.
