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Originally Posted by steeljack
Roget"s International Thesaurus 3rd edition ........658. 10
verb , store,stow .........deposit, lodge,cache...coffer,warehouse, reservoir:
would have thought coffer (as in coffer dam) warehouse and reservoir, were all nouns 
Eric in Canada is the English expert , he should be able to explain  |
English is quirky. That's the explanation
If you need any expansion, try Noam Chomsky's works on generative and transformational grammars. Reading them won't help too much, but they will put you into a deep, relaxing sleep. And when you wake up, refreshed, you won't worry about such mickey mouse stuff
Oh, by the way, "coffer" in "coffer dam" is an adjective.
Or, at least, adjectival. And in North America, "warehouse" can be used as a verb.