Coffer

·vt To put into a coffer.

II. Coffer ·noun Fig.: Treasure or funds;

— usually in the plural.

III. Coffer ·noun The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.

IV. Coffer ·vt To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.

V. Coffer ·noun A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.

VI. Coffer ·noun A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables.

VII. Coffer ·vt To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering.

VIII. Coffer ·noun 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.