quinnet dial.
(ˈkwɪnət)
Also 9 quinet.
[a. OF. quignet, var. coignet, dim. of coign, coin a wedge, quoin.]
A wedge (see quots.).
| 1684 J. Beaumont in Phil. Trans. XV. 854 A little Iron wedge 4 inches in length, by the Miners call'd a Quinnet. 1847–78 Halliwell, Quinet, a wedge. Glouc. [1890 in Glouc. Gloss.] 1893 Wiltsh. Gloss., Quinnet, a wedge, as the iron wedge fastening the ring of the scythe nibs in place, or the wooden wedge or cleat which secures the head of an axe or hammer. |