Definition of coffin
: a box or chest for burying a corpse — compare casket
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Examples of coffin in a Sentence
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
Origin and Etymology of coffin
Middle English cofyn, coffyn “basket, hamper” (in translations from Latin), “chest, box,” borrowed from Anglo-French cofin, coffin “basket, chest, container,” borrowed from Latin cophinus “large basket, hamper,” borrowed from Greek kóphinos “large basket,” of pre-Greek substratal origin
First Known Use: 1525
coffin
Definition of coffin
transitive verb
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
Origin and Etymology of coffin
derivative of 1coffin
First Known Use: 1564
COFFIN Defined for English Language Learners
coffin
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: a box in which a dead person is buried
COFFIN Defined for Kids
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: a box or case to hold a dead body for burial
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