/ ˈkɒfɪn; NAmE ˈkɔːfɪn/ ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually cas·ket ) noun
a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated
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IDIOMS
see nail noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the general sense box, casket ): from Old French cofin little basket or case, from Latin cophinus , from Greek kophinos basket.