coffin nail

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coffin nail

n. Slang

A cigarette.

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coffin nail

(Recreational Drugs) a slang term for cigarette

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cof′fin nail`

n.
Slang.

a cigarette.

[1885–90]

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Noun

coffin nail - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

cigaret, cigarette, fag, butt

cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking

cubeb cigarette, cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb

filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip

marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder

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By six o'clock the task was done the coffin nailed down, and Adam and Seth were on their way home.

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Made when director Guy Ritchie could do no wrong, it's stylish, brilliantly written, and tough as a coffin nail. Exquisitely shot and blending emotional drama with razor-sharp wit, it's a modern classic.

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THE SURGEON GENERAL'S declaration that cigarette smoking was "hazardous" first appeared on the sides of packs in 1966, a year or so before I lit my first coffin nail, circa age thirteen.

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With profit margins plummeting closer to zero, 10% Retainage can be a coffin nail. The decision between lower Retainage and construction team failure is a no-brainer."

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Sheridan said: "I think there's a need for a series to put a coffin nail on the way you think about what the North became."