A fragment of live coal exploding from a fire (regarded as a good omen). Cf. coffin, n. 3c. English regional (chiefly northern). Now rare.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > a good omen > in form of coal (1) purse1736 A fragment of live coal exploding from a fire (regarded as a good omen). Cf. coffin, n. 3c. English regional (chiefly northern). Now rare. |
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