Coffin word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "coffin" word

[noun] box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
[verb] place into a coffin; "her body was coffined"

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\Cof"fin\ (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See {Coffer}, n.] 1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. They embalmed him [Joseph], and he was put in a coffin. --Gen. 1. 26. 2. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20). 3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie. Of the paste a coffin I will rear. --Shak. 4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] --Nares. 5. (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone. {Coffin bone}, the foot bone of the horse and allied animals, inclosed within the hoof, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals. {Coffin joint}, the joint next above the coffin bone.
\Cof"fin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coffined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coffining}.] To inclose in, or as in, a coffin. Would'st thou have laughed, had I come coffined home? --Shak. Devotion is not coffined in a cell. --John Hall (1646).

Synonyms for coffin

casket

See also: bier | box | lay | place | pose | position | put | sarcophagus | set |

The fun area, different aproach to word »coffin«

Let's analyse "coffin" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NIFFOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- ..-. ..-. .. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: coffin: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: coffin: 3 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
F (2)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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