单词 | egg coal |
释义 | egg coal in American English US coal that is about 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 cm) in diameter egg coal in American Englishnoun 1. anthracite in sizes ranging from 31⁄4 to 27⁄16 in. (8 to 6 cm), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal 2. bituminous coal in sizes ranging from 4 to 11⁄2 in. (10 to 4 cm) Word origin [1850–55, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ethylene, headhunting, heavyweight, muggins, overprint |
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