burial case

English

Noun

burial case (plural burial cases)

A form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.

References

“burial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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