| 单词 | ell coal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasell coal ell coal n. Scottish a type of coal normally found in seams one ell or more in thickness. ΚΠ 1794 J. Naismith Agric. Clydesdale 36 About 16 or 17 fathoms under this, lies the ell coal, so called, because it was first found of this thickness, but it is frequently from 4 to 6 feet thick. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 813 Seven other workable seams, in the following ascending order, viz. the stone-coal 21/ 4 feet; ell coal, 21/ 4. 1931 Econ. Geol. Fife (Geol. Surv.) I. 82 The Ell Coal lies 1 to 7 fms. above the Upper Eight Foot... Sometimes it is a single seam of 3 to 4 ft... The Ell is a steam coal. 1931 Times 16 Mar. 19/7 Lanarkshire.—Ell best, 15s. 6d. < as lemmas |
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