Definition of coal

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Coal (v. t.) To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer..

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Cog :: Cog (n.) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.
Meter :: Meter (n.) One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter..
Coom :: Coom (n.) Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven..
Naphtha :: Naphtha (n.) One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc..
Fault :: Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..
Brettice :: Brettice (n.) The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.
Gas :: Gas (n.) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes..
Chark :: Chark (v. t.) To burn to a coal; to char.
Culm :: Culm (n.) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel..
Coletit :: Coletit (n.) Alt. of Coalti.
Coalesce :: Coalesce (n.) To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce..
Keel :: Keel (n.) A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt..
Thallene :: Thallene (n.) A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence..
Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..
Tongs :: Tongs (n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs..
Adelphous :: Adelphous (a.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous..
Photogen :: Photogen (n.) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc..
Incoalescence :: Incoalescence (n.) The state of not coalescing.
Hurries :: Hurries (n.) A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels.
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.
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