/ bɪə(r); NAmE bɪr/ noun
a frame on which the dead body or the coffin is placed or carried at a funeral
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bēr , of Germanic origin; related to German Bahre , also to the verb bear .
/ bɪə(r); NAmE bɪr/ noun
a frame on which the dead body or the coffin is placed or carried at a funeral
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bēr , of Germanic origin; related to German Bahre , also to the verb bear .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005