coffin handle

noun

Any of the handles mounted on a coffin so that it can be carried.

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Meanings

nouncoffin handle (plural coffin handles)

plural coffin handles

  1. Any of the handles mounted on a coffin so that it can be carried.
  2. A knife handle having approximately the tapering hexagonal shape of a traditional coffin, with the tapering end nearest the blade.
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APA

coffin handle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20handle

MLA

“coffin handle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20handle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffin handle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20handle.

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