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chest

chest \'chest\ \'ches-t*d\ n [ME, fr. OE cest; akin to OHG & ON kista 
   chest] 1: a container for storage or shipping; esp : a box with a lid esp.  
   for safekeeping of belongings 2: the place where money of a public 
   institution is kept : TREASURY ; also : the fund so kept 3: the part of the 
   body enclosed by the ribs and breastbone  - chest.ed aj