Chest

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To place in a coffin.

II. Chest ·noun A Coffin.

III. Chest ·noun Strife; contention; controversy.

IV. Chest ·vi To deposit in a chest; to Hoard.

V. Chest ·noun The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.

VI. Chest ·noun A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

VII. Chest ·noun A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, ·etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.

VIII. Chest ·noun A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, ·etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an Organ.

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