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coffin

  • noun
  • /ˈkɒfɪn/

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

Other meanings

  1. The eighth Lenormand card.

  2. The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κόφινος" (a basket).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “coffin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.