Read full poem →Rankle and smart;
Youth is the coffer
Where all is hid;
Dictionary Entry
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. cofferdam cofferdams coffercoffer synceruscoffer smallcoffer little
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Poetry examples for “coffer”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Till walk the world he can with bare his feet
And come where lies a coffer, burly all of blocks
Built of chancequarried, selfquained rocks
Read full poem →key;
Ransack coffer, desk, bureau;
Quiz the few poor treasures hid there, con the letters kept by me.”
Read full poem →And call craft counsel, for profit still to paint;
I cannot wrest the law to fill the coffer,
With innocent blood to feed myself fat,
Read full poem →Call craft counsel, for lucre still to paint.
I cannot wrest the law to fill the coffer,
With innocent blood to feed myself fat,