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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
Words nearby egg coal
eggbeater, egg-binding, egg-bound, egg case, egg cell, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup
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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 BergengrenMy gifts do not run to the care of a horse and an egg-coal fire.
Dwellers in Arcady|Albert Bigelow Paine