单词 | soft coke |
释义 | > as lemmassoft coke soft coke n. a black, sparse variety of coke produced by the carbonization of highly volatile coal at a high temperature, typically used in open fires and closed appliances like stoves; (also) a piece or lump of this variety of coke. ΚΠ 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Iron The furnaces burning soft cokes require narrower furnaces, than for hard cokes. 1841 Morning Star 13 Jan. 1/2 Mixed with the soft coke, it [sc. small coal] forms an excellent and economical fuel for steam-engines and boilers. 1929 F. L. Brayne Remaking Village India 221 The chūla has been designed to burn soft coke, as a substitute for dung-cakes. 2014 A. I. Francis I write, he Dictates 91 Eight of us would be huddled over a soft-coke fire on wooden stools and small iron chairs. < as lemmas |
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