coffin
the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
the part of a horse's foot containing the coffin bone.
Printing.
the bed of a platen press.
the wooden frame around the bed of an early wooden press.
to put or enclose in or as in a coffin.
Origin of coffin
1Other words from coffin
- cof·fin·less, adjective
- un·cof·fin, verb (used with object)
Other definitions for Coffin (2 of 2)
Levi, 1798–1877, U.S. abolitionist leader.
Robert P(eter) Tristram, 1892–1955, U.S. poet, essayist, and biographer.
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British Dictionary definitions for coffin
/ (ˈkɒfɪn) /
a box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
the part of a horse's foot that contains the coffin bone
(tr) to place in or as in a coffin
engineering another name for flask (def. 6)
Origin of coffin
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