COFFIN

Coffin

A coffin is a funerary box used in the display and containment of dead people, either for burial or cremation.

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coffin

Noun

  1. An oblong closed box in which a dead person is buried.
  2. A basket.
  3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
  4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers.
  5. The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.

Verb

  1. To place in a coffin.


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