"Well, then, I'm afraid it is worse than the coffer-dam," he answered in all seriousness.
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero"
F. Hopkinson Smith
By the way, what are you going to do with that basketful of women's ornaments that I have locked up in my coffer?
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty
So the dwarfs had a glass coffer made, and put Snowwhite in and locked it up.
"Europa's Fairy Book"
Joseph Jacobs