uncoffined

[ uhn-kaw-find, -kof-ind ]

adjective

Origin of uncoffined

First recorded in 1640–50; un-¹ + coffin + -ed³

There were some tiny kists for children, but a great number of the bodies had been buried uncoffined.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
Here the mourners gathered round to take a last look of the uncoffined corpses of the brave.
Jasper Lyle | Harriet Ward
Here they would lie, uncoffined and unburied for years, moldering into dust, their cruel fate forever hidden from men.
Little Nobody | Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
"They say they must bury the corpses uncoffined soon," Joseph heard him whisper to his foreman as he passed by.
The Sign Of The Red Cross | Evelyn Everett-Green
He cites the burial fees paid to the parson as twice as much for coffined as for uncoffined corpses.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Creighton

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