Coal Sack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Like I did with the coal sack.
From Literature
I was thinking of the coal sack.
From Literature
In many regions its light is interrupted, especially in Centaurus, where a dark starless region exists, known as the "coal sack."
From Project Gutenberg
The half-drowned, but wholly frightened Rob is carried back to his comrades' boat, and dumped in among them; Wingate handling him as though he were but a wet coal sack, or piece of old tarpaulin.
From Project Gutenberg
The half-drowned, but wholly frightened, Bob is carried back to his comrades’ boat, and dumped in among them; Wingate handling him as though he were but a wet coal sack or piece of old tarpaulin.
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