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coffin

1. cof.fin \'ko.-f*n\ n [ME, basket, receptacle, fr. MF cofin, fr. L 
   cophinus] 1: a box or chest for a corpse to be buried in  2: the horny body 
   forming the hoof of a horse's foot 
2. coffin vt : to enclose in or as if in a coffin