| n. | 1. | The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. | ||||||
| 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. | (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.
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| v. t. | 1. | To inclose in, or as in, a coffin. | ||||||
| Noun | 1. | coffin - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated Synonyms: casket |
| Verb | 1. | coffin - place into a coffin; "her body was coffined" |
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