"wooden kimono" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-wooden kimono.ogg Forms: wooden kimonos [plural]
Etymology: A variation of earlier criminal slang such as wooden coat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wooden kimono (plural wooden kimonos)
  1. (US, slang) Synonym of coffin. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: coffin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-wooden_kimono-en-noun-oB0swvRk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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          "ref": "1976, Tom Waits, Small Change, Asylum Records, 1976, Track #10",
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