COFFIN


Meaning of COFFIN in English

I. ˈkȯ-fən noun

Etymology: Middle English, basket, receptacle, from Anglo-French, from Latin cophinus

Date: 1525

: a box or chest for burying a corpse — compare casket

II. transitive verb

Date: 1564

: to enclose in or as if in a coffin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.