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Definition of coffin noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

coffin

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈkɔfən//
 
(also casket)
 
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  • a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated A procession of mourners slowly followed the coffin.
    • Idioms
    a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
     
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    something that makes the end or failure of an organization, someone's plans, etc. more likely to happen This latest defeat is another nail in the government's coffin.
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