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coffer

n.
US //ˈkɔfɝ// UK //kˈɒfɐ// cof·fer
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Origin

From Middle English cofre, coffre, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of coffin. Cognate with German Koffer (“a suitcase”).

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