coffin: Meaning and Definition of

cof•fin

1. the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
2. the part of a horse's foot containing the coffin bone.
1. the bed of a platen press.
2. the wooden frame around the bed of an early wooden press.

1. to put or enclose in or as in a coffin.

Cof•fin

1. 1798–1877, U.S. abolitionist leader.
2. 1892–1955, U.S. poet, essayist, and biographer.