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COFFERS
Noun
coffers
plural of coffer
Anagrams
• scoffer
Proper noun
Coffers
plural of Coffer
Anagrams
• scoffer
Source: Wiktionary
COFFER
Cof"fer, n. Etym: [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. Coffin, n.]
1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak.
2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural. He would discharge it without any burden to the queen's coffers, for honor sake. Bacon. Hold, here is half my coffer. Shak.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.
4. (Fort.)
Definition: A trench dug in the botton of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.
5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the Vocabulary.
– Coffer fish. (Zoöl.) See Cowfish.
Cof"fer, v. t.
1. To put into a coffer. Bacon.
2. (Mining.)
Definition: To secure from leaking, as a chaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. Raymond.
3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to turnish with a coffer or coffers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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