goffin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cornish goghyn, the soft mutation of koghyn (exploratory trench).

Noun[edit]

goffin (plural goffins) (Cornwall)

  1. Alternative form of coffin (exploratory trench; deep ditch).