coffer
n. பணப்பேழை, கருவூலப் பெட்டி, தள முகட்டின் உட்குழிவான கண்ணறை, (வி.) சேர்த்து வை, திரட்டி வை.
Cof"fer, n. Etym: [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. Coffin, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak. 2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural. He would discharge it without any burden to the queen's coffers, for honor sake. Bacon. Hold, here is half my coffer. Shak. 3. (Arch.) Defn: A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. 4. (Fort.) Defn: A trench dug in the botton of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire. 5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the Vocabulary. -- Coffer fish. (Zoöl.) See Cowfish. Cof"fer, v. t. 1. To put into a coffer. Bacon. 2. (Mining.) Defn: To secure from leaking, as a chaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. Raymond. 3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to turnish with a coffer or coffers.