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hanging coffin

hanging coffin noun: a coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Noun

hanging coffin (plural hanging coffins)

  1. A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Forms of hanging coffin

pluralhanging coffins

Questions about hanging coffin

What does hanging coffin mean?
Hanging coffin means a coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.
What part of speech is hanging coffin?
Hanging coffin is a noun.
What is the plural of hanging coffin?
The plural of hanging coffin is hanging coffins.

Words near hanging coffin in the dictionary

  1. hanging by a hair
  2. hanging by a thread
  3. hanging by the eyelids
  4. hanging chad
  5. hanging chads
  6. hanging coffin
  7. hanging coffins
  8. hanging compass
  9. hanging compasses
  10. hanging disease
  11. hanging fire

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