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

A needle-like implement, made of a soft black stone that may be cannel coal.

From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by Holmes, William Henry

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)

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

Another highly ornamental piece of cannel coal is in the form of a short spear-head with a thickish stem. 

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew

This excess is greatest in what is known as cannel coal, the Lancashire kennel or candle coal, so named from the bright light it gives out when burning.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various