A player who has three sure tricks irrespective of how the cards are played, and is therefore certain to win the pot, is said to have a âcinchâ. In this case there are additional restrictions. If you have a cinch and it is your turn to lead, you must lead your highest trump.
Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: linin(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended.
The noun QUOIN has 3 senses: 1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase. 2. the keystone of an arch. 3. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone. Familiarity information: QUOIN used as a noun is uncommon.ypernyms (quoin is a kind of...): construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts). Domain category: architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings).