cannel coal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cannel coal
1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form)
Example Sentences
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No members of the Glasgow Committee were present when either the undisputed Late Celtic comb, or the inscribed, perforated, and disputed pieces of cannel coal were discovered.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew
The lighting was perfect; the old books gave forth a welcoming fragrance and, to-night, a generous cannel coal fire puffed in rich, glowing bursts of heat and colour upon the hearth.
From At the Crossroads by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
Locally they grade into cannel coal, with which they are genetically related.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
The young girls are fond of long hair, black as cannel coal, and streaming in a startling cataract to the hips.
From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat
Examine graphite, anthracite coal, bituminous coal, cannel coal, wood, gas carbon, coke.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
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