coffer

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Synonyms: confer, offer, coffee, scoffer, cuffer, coffen, goffer, coffea, doffer, caffer, coffey

Antonyms: confer, offer, coffee, scoffer, cuffer, coffen, goffer, coffea, doffer, caffer, coffey

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q366134}} A strong [[chest]] or [[box]] used for keeping [[money]] or [[valuables]] safe.
2. {{senseid|en|Q640104}} {{lb|en|architectural element}} An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
3. {{senseid|en|Q205077}} A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
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.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put money or valuables in a coffer.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with [[coffers]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To panel, frame, or border with a raised protective trim.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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