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coffin
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  4. coffin joint
  5. coffin nail
  6. coffin ship
  7. coffin stool
  8. coffin text
  9. shepherd's coffin

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

Related to COFFIN

Synonyms
bier, box, casket, pall, sarcophagus

Rhymes with COFFIN

dauphin, often, soften

2coffin

transitive verb

Definition of COFFIN

: to enclose in or as if in a coffin

First Known Use of COFFIN

1564

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