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coffers

noun

Meaning

  1. A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
  2. An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
  3. A cofferdam.
  4. A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
  5. A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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