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)

Example Sentences

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cannel coal

Jane came and put two big lumps of cannel coal on the fire and said a few words, then went to answer the ring at the door; it was Dr. Richards.

From A Modern Cinderella by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

We have, therefore, a choice between the open fireplace designed for wood and the basket grate in which to burn coal, preferably cannel coal.

From Making a Fireplace by Saylor, Henry H. (Henry Hodgman)

And for a long time Selwyn sat there alone in the visitors' room, absent-eyed, facing the blazing fire of cannel coal.

From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

This magic speculum is a flat polished mineral, like cannel coal, of a circular form, fitted with a handle.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

Try to ignite a piece of cannel coal by holding it in a Bunsen flame.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips