"wooden coat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wooden coats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wooden coat (plural wooden coats)
  1. (slang) Synonym of coffin. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Burial Synonyms: coffin [synonym, synonym-of], wooden overcoat, wooden surtout Translations (euphemistic slang term for coffin): деревя́нный бушла́т (derevjánnyj bušlát) [masculine] (Russian), деревя́нный макинто́ш (derevjánnyj makintóš) [masculine] (Russian), деревя́нный тулу́п (derevjánnyj tulúp) [masculine] (Russian)

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