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boghead coal

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[bog-hed] / ˈbɒgˌhɛd /

noun

  1. compact bituminous coal that burns brightly and yields large quantities of tar and oil upon distillation.

Etymology

Origin of boghead coal

First recorded in 1935–40; named after Boghead, Scotland

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Knowledge, 4-134: That, according to M. Daubrée, the substance that had fallen in the Argentine Republic, "resembled certain kinds of lignite and boghead coal."

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles

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