uncoffined

American  

[uhn-kaw-find, -kof-ind] / ʌnˈkɔ fɪnd, -ˈkɒf ɪnd /

adjective

1. not put into a coffin.

   an uncoffined corpse.

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Etymology

Origin of uncoffined

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + coffin + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Unless the Russians accept, as they probably will not, the year-old U.S. offer of a control treaty over Germany, the bones of contention in Central Europe will remain uncoffined and unquiet.

From Time Magazine Archive

In that lonely grave without a name, Where his uncoffined clay Shall break again, O, wondrous thought!

From Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days by Smith, Thomas Barlow

That 'proud chapelle,' '——where Roslyn's chiefs uncoffined lie,' has seen some notable changes of late.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various

The man who had died to save Rachel he could not bury uncoffined in a grave of sand, where the natural processes of dissolution would destroy him utterly.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

Spirits of the uncoffined slain, Sudden blasts of triumph swelling, Oft, at night, in misty train, Rush around her narrow dwelling!

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald