Meaning
A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin (“sarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer”), from Latin cophinus (“basket”), a loanword from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “a basket”). Doublet of coffer. Displaced native Old English þrūh.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles: