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In common usage- though at one time the terms were synonymous ( at the Bier of Queen Victoria) for example- it usually refers to the coffin stand on which the funerary vessel rests in the Funeral home. Collapsible ( Church carts) are used when bringing coffins into churches- these may have slang terms, but Church cart is common.
Coffin ships are called coffin ships cause lots of people died on them
The Coffin Dancer was created in 1998.
Curse of the Coffin was created in 1991.
Joshua Coffin died in 1864.
They are the ones who carry the coffin/casket into the church and then to the cemetery or crematorium..
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a church truck
A cloth draped over a coffin is called a pall. This is why the six men who walk beside a coffin (and who carry the coffin if necessary) are called pallbearers.
depends on the size of the coffin
the coffin
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pall-bearer
A person who walks beside or helps carry a coffin at a funeral is a pallbearer or a bearer.For more information, see Related links below.
a church truck
Bier, or church truck.
It is called a Hearse. A hearse is a funeral vehicle used to carry a coffin from a church or funeral home to a cemetery. In the funeral trade, hearses are often called funeral coaches.