Definition of coffin

• n. - The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.
• n. - A basket.
• n. - A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
• n. - A conical paper bag, used by grocers.
• n. - The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.
• v. t. - To inclose in, or as in, a coffin.