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