coal bunkern.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊl ˌbʌŋkə/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊl ˌbəŋkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., bunker n.¹

Etymology: < coal n. + bunker n.¹

1. A large container for storing coal used as a domestic fuel, located in or near a building.

ΚΠ

1819 Parl. Deb. 39 1453 Three-fourths of the said extent covered with a large iron bedstead, a table, a coal bunker, a cupboard, and a stool, leaving the petitioner so little room to exercise himself, that his health and strength failed, to an alarming degree.

1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 17 Aug. 232/3 [A servant] whose principal business it was to attend to the coal-bunkers..for the supply of the fires.

1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 266 Coal Bunker. To hold 2 cwt., 18 by 16 by 36 in. high.

1986 A. Limon in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) i. ii. 47 The coal bunker does not need to have strip foundations, it can be built up from the concrete floor slab.

2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) i. 9 I could sneak away into the lobby to deposit the ration in my stash under the coal bunker.

2. A large compartment or room on a steamship for storing the coal used as fuel; (also) a compartment for this purpose on a steam train.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > place in which to store or sell coal

coal cellar1281

coalhouse1332

coal garth1593

coal-hole?1641

coal yard1646

coal fold1704

ree1707

coal shed1718

coal pen1763

coal bunker1837

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > storage room or compartment > coal-bunker

coal-hole1801

coal-holdc1826

coal bunker1837

coal bunk1838

bunker1839

pocket1883

1837 Times 10 Oct. 1/6 A fire was discovered in one of the coal bunkers on the larboard side of the vessel.

1865 Rep. Certain Accidents Railways iii. 47/2 The engine from Carnarvon was thrown off the line..and its coal-bunker was damaged.

1886 Harper's Mag. June 4/2 The capacity of her coal-bunkers is 630 tons.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 2/1 The saved coal-bunker space is..available for additional cargo.

1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More ii. 34 They backed against the forward bulkhead of the coal bunker.

2012 Steam Days May 286 Built in September 1899.., with a round-top firebox and an extended coal bunker, it was allocated to Bolton shed in August 1951.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coal bunker
释义	coal bunkern. Brit. /ˈkəʊl ˌbʌŋkə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊl ˌbəŋkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., bunker n.¹ Etymology: < coal n. + bunker n.¹ 1. A large container for storing coal used as a domestic fuel, located in or near a building. ΚΠ 1819 Parl. Deb. 39 1453 Three-fourths of the said extent covered with a large iron bedstead, a table, a coal bunker, a cupboard, and a stool, leaving the petitioner so little room to exercise himself, that his health and strength failed, to an alarming degree. 1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 17 Aug. 232/3 [A servant] whose principal business it was to attend to the coal-bunkers..for the supply of the fires. 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 266 Coal Bunker. To hold 2 cwt., 18 by 16 by 36 in. high. 1986 A. Limon in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) i. ii. 47 The coal bunker does not need to have strip foundations, it can be built up from the concrete floor slab. 2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) i. 9 I could sneak away into the lobby to deposit the ration in my stash under the coal bunker. 2. A large compartment or room on a steamship for storing the coal used as fuel; (also) a compartment for this purpose on a steam train. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > place in which to store or sell coal coal cellar1281 coalhouse1332 coal garth1593 coal-hole?1641 coal yard1646 coal fold1704 ree1707 coal shed1718 coal pen1763 coal bunker1837 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > storage room or compartment > coal-bunker coal-hole1801 coal-holdc1826 coal bunker1837 coal bunk1838 bunker1839 pocket1883 1837 Times 10 Oct. 1/6 A fire was discovered in one of the coal bunkers on the larboard side of the vessel. 1865 Rep. Certain Accidents Railways iii. 47/2 The engine from Carnarvon was thrown off the line..and its coal-bunker was damaged. 1886 Harper's Mag. June 4/2 The capacity of her coal-bunkers is 630 tons. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 2/1 The saved coal-bunker space is..available for additional cargo. 1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More ii. 34 They backed against the forward bulkhead of the coal bunker. 2012 Steam Days May 286 Built in September 1899.., with a round-top firebox and an extended coal bunker, it was allocated to Bolton shed in August 1951. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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