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noun
1.
a box or chest, especially one for valuables.
2.
coffers, a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions.
3.
any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam.
verb (used with object)
5.
to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
6.
to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
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Coffers
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Related forms
cof·fer·like, adjective
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coffer
mid-13c., from O.Fr. cofre "a chest," from L. cophinus "basket" (see coffin).
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