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Meaning of 'coffin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coffin [ n.]
- The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.
- A basket.
- A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
- A conical paper bag, used by grocers.
- The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.
2 . Coffin [ v. t.]
- To inclose in, or as in, a coffin.

Meaning of 'coffin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coffin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- place into a coffin
Example in sentence:
  • her body was coffined

Nearby Words:

coffee coffeehouse coffeeman coffeepot coffeeroom coffer cofferdam cofferer cofferwork coffined

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