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Cof"fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Coffin, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer.
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In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak.
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2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.
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He would discharge it without any burden to the queen's coffers, for honor sake. Bacon.
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Hold, here is half my coffer. Shak.
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3. (Arch.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.
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4. (Fort.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.
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5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.
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Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the Vocabulary. -- Coffer fish. (Zo&ö;l.) See Cowfish.
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Cof"fer, v. t. 1. To put into a coffer. Bacon.
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2. (Mining.) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. Raymond.
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3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.
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