coffin
coffin
noun
noun
- a long, narrow box, typically of wood, in which a dead body is buried or cremated
棺材；灵柩
■(informal)an old and unsafe aircraft or vessel
(非正式)不安全的老旧飞机（或船）
- [with obj.]put (a dead body) in a coffin
把（尸体）装入棺材；收殓
- Middle English (in the general sense 'box, chest, casket'): from Old French cofin 'little basket or case', from Latin cophinus (see coffer)
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