pine box

noun — 2 senses

pine box

noun
1

Euphemistic A coffin.

  • He'll appreciate me when I'm in a pine box pushing up daisies.1998, Frawley Becker, 411 Joseph: A Play in Two Acts (page 79)
2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pine, box.

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