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egg coal

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noun
anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (6.2 to 8.3 centimeters), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
bituminous coal in sizes ranging from 1.5 to 4 inches (4 to 10 centimeters).
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Origin of egg coal

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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How to use egg coal in a sentence

  • Presently, instead of a furnace full of fire, I had a furnace full of egg coal.

    The Comforts of Home|Ralph Bergengren
  • My gifts do not run to the care of a horse and an egg-coal fire.

    Dwellers in Arcady|Albert Bigelow Paine
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