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

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

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

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

The cold, steady, dark eyes seldom flashed or glittered; but, when their pupils contracted, there came into them a sort of sullen, suppressed, inward light, like that of jet or cannel coal.

From Sword and Gown A Novel by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

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

Live coals still glowed in the hob grate; he placed a lump of cannel coal on the embers, used a bellows vigorously and the flame caught with a greasy crackle.

From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)