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A ''pall'' is the heavy cloth that is draped over a coffin; by Metonymy the term ''pallbearer'' is used to signify someone who bears the coffin which the pall covers. Some traditions distinguish between these two roles, with ''pallbearer'' being an honorary position, while ''casketbearers'' do the actual heavy lifting and carrying. Pallbearers were usually associated in an intimate manner (such as brother, uncle, father, or husband - pallbearers are not always male, but male pallbearers are the most common) with the deceased before their death, though this is not always the case. In the Professional Wrestling company World Wrestling Entertainment , there is a manager named Paul Bearer who is known for having managed The Undertaker . Pallbearers are mentioned in literature and music: In Saint James' Infirmary In the Alfred Hitchcock movie Downhill In the At The Drive-In song ' Ticklish ' |
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