coal scuttle


noun
  1. a metal bucket, usually with a lip, for holding and carrying coal.

Origin of coal scuttle

1
First recorded in 1765–75

Words Nearby coal scuttle

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How to use coal scuttle in a sentence

  • No doubt the coal-scuttle bonnet and severe style of hair dressing had a great deal to do with it.

British Dictionary definitions for coal scuttle

coal scuttle

noun
  1. a domestic metal container for coal

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