Coin — Defs

01 n. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin.

1.
A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin. See: Coigne, Quoin
2.
A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in a collective sense.
“It is alleged that it [a subsidy] exceeded all the current coin of the realm.” — Hallam.
3.
That which serves for payment or recompense.
“The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.” — Hammond.

Phrases & compounds

Coin balance — See Illust. of Balance.

To pay one in his own coin — to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him.

02 v. t. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal.

imp. & p. p. Coined; p. pr. & vb. n. Coining

1.
To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal.
2.
To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word.
“Some tale, some new pretense, he daily coined, To soothe his sister and delude her mind.” — Dryden.
3.
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
“Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day.” — Locke.

03 v. i. To manufacture counterfeit money.

1.
To manufacture counterfeit money.
“They cannot touch me for coining.” — Shak.