Definitions for coffin
ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪncof·fin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coffin, casketverb

   box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

2. coffinverb

   place into a coffin

   "her body was coffined"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coffinnoun

   An oblong closed box in which a dead person is buried.

2. coffinverb

   To place in a coffin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COFFINnoun

   Etymology: cofin, French.

   1. The box or chest in which dead bodies are put into the ground. It is used both of wood and other matter.

   He went as if he had been the coffin that carried himself to his sepulchre. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Not a flower sweet
   On my black coffin let there be strown. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   One fate they have,
   The ship their coffin, and the sea their grave. Edmund Waller.

   The joiner is fitting screws to your coffin. Jonathan Swift.

   2. A mould of paste for a pye.3. A paper case, in form of a cone, used by grocers.4. In farriery. Coffin of a horse,is the whole hoof of the foot above the coronet, including the coffin bone. The coffin bone is a small spongy bone, inclosed in the midst of the hoof, and possessing the whole form of the foot. Farrier’s Dict.

2. To Coffinverb

   To inclose in a coffin.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Would’st thou have laugh’d, had I come coffin’d home,
   That weep’st to see me triumph? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Let me lie
   In prison, and here be coffin’d, when I die. John Donne.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coffin

   A coffin is a long, narrow box, traditionally made of wood, in which a dead body is buried or cremated. It is often lined with fabric and may have a hinged lid. Coffins can be elaborately decorated or very simple, depending on cultural customs, personal preferences, and budget.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coffinnoun

   the case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial

2. Coffinnoun

   a basket

3. Coffinnoun

   a casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie

4. Coffinnoun

   a conical paper bag, used by grocers

5. Coffinnoun

   the hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone

6. Coffinverb

   to inclose in, or as in, a coffin

7. Etymology: [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See Coffer, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coffin

   A coffin is a funerary box used in the display and containment of dead people, either for burial or cremation. Contemporary North American English makes a distinction between coffin and casket. A coffin is generally understood to denote a funerary box having six sides, while a casket generally denotes a four-sided box.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coffin

   kof′in, n. the coffer or chest in which a dead body is enclosed.—v.t. to place within a coffin.—n. Coff′in-ship, a ship that is unsound, and likely to prove fatal to those in it.—Drive a nail in one's coffin, to do something tending to hasten death or ruin. [O. Fr. cofin—L. cophinus—Gr. kophinos.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coffin

   1. L'Envoi, the end of the legend. 2. An ornamental candy-box which no one cares to open. 3. A room without a door or a skylight.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COFFIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coffin is ranked #4274 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Coffin surname appeared 8,312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Coffin.
   
   91.3% or 7,592 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 227 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 187 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 125 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 98 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1% or 83 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Place

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'coffin' in Nouns Frequency: #2167

How to pronounce coffin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say coffin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coffin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coffin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of coffin in a Sentence

1. Chris Kang:

   President Biden's approach to judicial nominations is going to put the nail in the coffin of the conventional wisdom that Democrats don't care enough about Supreme Court.

2. The CT:

   The good condition of the body seems to be the result of several factors in combination : constant air flow, the plant material in the coffin, a long period of illness resulting in the body becoming lean, death and burial during the winter months of December January and the general climate and temperature conditions in Lund Cathedral a year, we can now observe that Winstrup's mummy is one of the best-preserved bodies from Europe in the 1600s, with an information potential well in line with that offered by Otzi the ice man or Egyptian mummies. Bishop Winstrup remains constitute a unique archive of medical history on the living conditions and health of people living in the 1600s.

3. Suzanne Holcomb:

   It's the last nail in the coffin, i do n’t know how we would move forward from this. It would just make teaching impossible.

4. Carla Ferrigno:

   I am going public (now) because I am just one more person who puts the nail in his coffin.

5. Erkin Guney:

   At least they can be satisfied it is their loved one in the coffin.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coffin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coffin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coffin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coffin
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coffin
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=coffin
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html