- (n.) The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.
- (n.) A casket, chest or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables.
- (v.t.) To put into a coffer.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome or portico; a caisson.
- (n.) Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.
- (v.t.) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering.
- (v.t.) To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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