coal hole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nowadays, few of us are likely to get that many cards — or have a coal hole — but the market is still burning hot.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020
By 1854, elaborately decorated Valentines were so popular that Punch ran a cartoon showing a burdened delivery man pouring thousands of cards into a family’s coal hole on the street.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020
"I started having these experiences," says Fontana, leading me into a coal hole beneath London's Somerset House.
From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2010
In Denver, strolling Private Louis Henriquez fell 14 feet down a coal hole, explained: "She smiled as we passed."
From Time Magazine Archive
I kneel in the pew and think of Quasimodo locked in the coal hole under the stairs and I wonder, Should I give him the shilling anyway for his career at the BBC?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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