stove coal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stove coal
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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I was told that an excellent quality of stove coal existed in the vicinity, and would be used whenever it proved most economical.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
Never again would the gynesaurus feed on stove coal plucked, ripe, from the branches whereon it grew.
From Concerning Sally by Hopkins, William John
Bill had men hauling things till after dark—bed, stove, coal.
From Plays by Glaspell, Susan
Large lizards customarily ate furnace coal, middle-sized lizards ate stove coal.
From Concerning Sally by Hopkins, William John
He pressed it in egg-shaped moulds, and has succeeded in making capital stove coal from it.
From Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines by Monroe, Kirk
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