# goffin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #62,175

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of coffin (“exploratory trench; deep ditch”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Cornish goghyn, the soft mutation of koghyn (“exploratory trench”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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