coffer Definition

Coffer ((n.))

A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables.
Coffer ((n.))

Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.
Coffer ((n.))

A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.
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.
Coffer ((n.))

The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.
Coffer ((v. t.))

To put into a coffer.
Coffer ((v. t.))

To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering.
Coffer ((v. t.))

To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.

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Coffer ((n.))