coal scuttle
a metal bucket, usually with a lip, for holding and carrying coal.
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How to use coal scuttle in a sentence
Bryk came in third, but he notes with pride that he bested the coal scuttle helmet man in his home county.
Brooklyn’s Lazy Carpetbagger Sets His Sights on an Alaska Senate Seat | David Freedlander | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe took off his boots, fished his carpet slippers from behind the coal-scuttle, and put them on with a sigh of relief.
Married Life | May EdgintonThe dipper, scoop, or bucket is made of iron or steel, shaped somewhat like a coal scuttle.
Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work | E. A. HermannShe would look like an angel, even with a real coal-scuttle on her head.
Queen Hildegarde | Laura Elizabeth Howe RichardsOld ladies, not unfrequently, wear their old coal-scuttle bonnets long past the fashion, but it is from want.
The Entailed Hat | George Alfred Townsend
No doubt the coal-scuttle bonnet and severe style of hair dressing had a great deal to do with it.
The Lure of Old London | Sophie Cole
British Dictionary definitions for coal scuttle
a domestic metal container for coal
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