cannel coal

American  

[kan-l] / ˈkæn l /

noun

1. an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.

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cannel coal British  

/ ˈkænəl /

noun

1. a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame

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Etymology

Origin of cannel coal

1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form)

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cannel coal

A variety of bituminous coal, called cannel coal, is characterized by an unusually high percentage of volatile matter, which causes it to ignite easily.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

"I don't think you'll mind, with cannel coal," said Sylvie.

From The Other Girls by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

I have since discovered they are cannel coal, not bog oak.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

The coal is of the best quality of that kind of brown coal generally called cannel coal, and is occasionally met with in immense seams.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

Why, that dragon eats ten tons of cannel coal a day, and it takes the combined efforts of six stokers, under the supervision of an expert engineer, to keep his appetite within bounds.

From Olympian Nights by Bangs, John Kendrick