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# coffer

«coffer» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large, strong chest or box with a lid, used to keep…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (plural coffers)

### meaning for a pupil

A coffer is a large, strong chest or box with a lid, used to keep money, gold or treasure safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales a coffer holds treasure, and the hero is told not to open it until he is home.

### examples

- The pirates lifted the heavy coffer onto the cart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffer/#x1)
- Mum keeps the family's old letters in a wooden coffer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffer/#x2)
- Don't open the coffer until you get home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffer/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «coffer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coffer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.