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
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
The odds are even but Piqué, who could find light in a coal hole, is reassuringly upbeat.
From The Guardian
Albert, who suffered health problems as a result of of his experiences in the war, threw them in the coal hole in disgust at the lack of welfare assistance offered to veterans after the first world war.
From The Guardian
When it was originally uncovered deep beneath the abbey, it was thrown as rubbish into the coal hole before someone thought it should be rescued and fished it out again.
From BBC
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