subs. phr. (common).—A coffin. [From COLD-MEAT, a corpse, + BOX, a receptacle.] For synonyms, see ETERNITY BOX.
1889. The Sporting Times, 3 Aug., p. 1, col. 3. ‘Well, s’pose I perched first?’ ‘Well,’ replied Pitcher, ‘I should just come in where you were lying in the COLD-MEAT box, and I should whisper in your ear,’ etc.
