: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket
coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
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Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
His father, who came from Romania, worked as a carpenter in the Jewish ghetto, building coffins for the war’s dead.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Unveiled with three weeks until the general election, the two-parter is a dramatization of the story behind and occasion of Thatcher’s last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV grilling by her old friend Brian Walden (Coogan), which some view as the final nail in her prime ministerial coffin.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Like many Brits, Beckham stood in line for 12 hours in London to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth when her coffin was laid in state at Westminster Hall following her death in September 2022.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
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Noun
Many people are declaring The Pop Out as the official nail in the coffin of the rap beef.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
His father, who came from Romania, worked as a carpenter in the Jewish ghetto, building coffins for the war’s dead.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Unveiled with three weeks until the general election, the two-parter is a dramatization of the story behind and occasion of Thatcher’s last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV grilling by her old friend Brian Walden (Coogan), which some view as the final nail in her prime ministerial coffin.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Like many Brits, Beckham stood in line for 12 hours in London to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth when her coffin was laid in state at Westminster Hall following her death in September 2022.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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