coal oil
petroleum obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
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How to use coal oil in a sentence
Okanagan Bob went about with a coal-oil can, and Jimmy drove the red oxen that hauled loads of brush.
Northwest! | Harold BindlossSulphate of lime in water, causing scale, may be counteracted and scale removed by using coal oil and sal soda.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonHe declared with rare vehemence that Bryant deserved boiling in hot coal oil, then skinning alive.
The Lone Ranger Rides | Fran StrikerEd Higgins followed with "ceriseen," and 'Rast Little explosively had it "coal-oil."
The Daughter of Anderson Crow | George Barr McCutcheonTwo or three coal-oil stoves were used to heat the cave and for cooking purposes.
The Daughter of Anderson Crow | George Barr McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for coal oil
US and Canadian petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
a crude oil produced, together with coal gas, during the distillation of bituminous coal
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