cold meat box en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A coffin.
"Perhaps you have a charm for never growing any older?" "No; but I could not lead such a life. I have already a bad cough." "Ah, I see you already in the cold-meat box."
1899, Eugène Sue, The Works of Eugène Sue: Illustrated with Etchings, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cold meat boxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |