Definition of coal

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Coal (v. t.) To mark or delineate with charcoal.

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Coaly :: Coaly (n.) Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the nature of coal..
Joint :: "Joint (v. i.) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly..
Coal Works :: Coal works () A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal..
Drummond Light :: Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light, or lime light..
Duty :: Duty (n.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)..
Coal-whipper :: Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
Meter :: Meter (n.) One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter..
Coal Tar :: Coal tar () A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series..
Cresol :: Cresol (n.) Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.].
Dresser :: Dresser (n.) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
Tub :: Tub (n.) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners.
Poker :: Poker (n.) That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals..
Nicking :: Nicking (v. t.) Small coal produced in making the nicking.
Cudden :: Cudden (n.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
Bake :: Bake (v. t.) To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples..
Output :: Output (n.) The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time..
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.
Sloam :: Sloam (n.) A layer of earth between coal seams.
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
Slack :: Slack (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm..
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