"pine box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pine boxes [plural], pinebox [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pine box (plural pine boxes)
  1. (euphemistic) A coffin. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-pine_box-en-noun-pRRFJXCG Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pine, box.
    Sense id: en-pine_box-en-noun-US6CL2hP

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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