Coffer fish

Coffer fish
Coffer Cof"fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]

He would discharge it without any burden to the queen's coffers, for honor sake. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Hold, here is half my coffer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. (Arch.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. [1913 Webster]

4. (Fort.) 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. [1913 Webster]

5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. [1913 Webster]

{Coffer dam}. (Engin.) See {Cofferdam}, in the Vocabulary.

{Coffer fish}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cowfish}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • coffer fish — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coffer fish — Trunkfish Trunk fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus {Ostracion}, or the family {Ostraciontid[ae]}, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coffer-fish — coffˈer fish noun Any fish of the genus Ostracion that has a box like bony covering enveloping its entire body (also called boxˈ fish, trunkfish) • • • Main Entry: ↑coffer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coffer — Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coffer dam — Coffer Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • box-fish — boxˈ fish see ↑coffer fish under ↑coffer • • • Main Entry: ↑box …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cowfish — Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also {cuckold} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cuckold — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ostracoin quadricorne — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trunkfish — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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