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Coffer dam
(gcide) | Coffer \Cof"fer\ (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus
basket, fr. Gr. ?. 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. (Zool.) See Cowfish.
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