"coffin" meaning in English

See coffin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒfɪn/ [UK], /ˈkɔfɪn/ [US], /ˈkɑfɪn/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-us-coffin.ogg [US] Forms: coffin [singular], coffins [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A coffin is a box used to keep the dead body of a person. Synonyms: casket
    Sense id: simple-coffin-en-noun-F-6cpaXt

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒfɪn/ [UK], /ˈkɔfɪn/ [US], /ˈkɑfɪn/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-us-coffin.ogg [US] Forms: coffin [canonical], coffins [third-person, singular], coffined [past], coffined [past, participle], coffining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you coffin a dead person, you place his or her body into a coffin. Synonyms: encoffin
    Sense id: simple-coffin-en-verb-MXnBtB-S
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