† quench-coaln.
Obsolete.
Something which extinguishes burning coal. Chiefly figurative: an extinguisher, a deterrent.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > crushing, stifling, or overwhelming > one who or that which
quenchera1382
hammer1382
suppresser1543
suppressor1560
quench-coal1615
pulverizer1635
stifler1642
smotherer1648
queller1804
overwhelmer1807
cold douche1835
squelcher1854
putter-down1869
steamroller1896
1615 S. Ward Coale from Altar 2 Zeale hath in this our earthly molde litle fuell, much quench-cole.
1641 J. Symonds Serm. Westminster sig. ⁋iiiv Opinions should not be quench-coales of love.
1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. sig. z3 v/2 A quench coal spoils the fire.
1742 J. Willison Balm of Gilead (1800) ii. 25 Carnal company oft proves a dangerous quench-coal to zeal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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