coffin nail

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noun Slang.

a cigarette.

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tobacco, smoke, fag, cig

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Origin of coffin nail

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for coffin nail

The ring made of the coffin-nail, which I wore on my thumb, constantly reminded me of my vow.
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai
One nail drives out another, it's true; but the worst nail you can employ is a coffin-nail.
Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth
The second day I was there I lighted a coffin-nail before one of the older officers.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
Put down those cards and chuck that coffin-nail into the stove.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman

I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade.
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for coffin nail

coffin nail

noun

a slang term for cigarette

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coffin nail

noun Slang.

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coffin nail

noun