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coffin

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) coffin (noun)
  2. 2) coffin (verb)
  3. coffin bone (noun)
  4. coffin corner (noun)
  5. coffin joint (noun)
  6. coffin nail (noun)
  7. coffin ship (noun)
  8. coffin stool (noun)
  9. coffin text (noun)
  10. shepherd's coffin (noun)

1cof·fin

noun \ˈkȯ-fən\

Definition of COFFIN

: a box or chest for burying a corpse — compare casket
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Examples of COFFIN

  1. <coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires>

Origin of COFFIN

Middle English, basket, receptacle, from Anglo-French, from Latin cophinus
First Known Use: 1525

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Rhymes with COFFIN

dauphin, often, soften

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