(UK, obsolete) A pall for a coffin; a casket saddle.
(UK, obsolete) A pall for a coffin; a casket saddle.
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(obsolete) A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
(UK, archaic) Wool taken from a dead sheep.
(Scotland) An iron frame constructed over a grave as a protection against resurrectionists.
(UK, obsolete) A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin, or a huge stone placed on a coffin or grave to dissuade body snatchers from defiling the corpse.
(UK, dialect, archaic) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation.