cannel coal

[ kan-l ]

/ ˈkæn l /

noun

an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.

Also called cannel.

Origin of cannel coal

1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form)

Words nearby cannel coal

cannabism, Cannae, canned, canned heat, canned laughter, cannel coal, cannellini bean, cannelloni, cannelure, canner, cannery

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Example sentences from the Web for cannel coal

Use wood for fuel if possible; if not, the softest of cannel-coal.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
A cannel-coal mine near Bolton in Lancashire with a perpendicular shaft, twelve hundred feet deep.
The World Peril of 1910|George Griffith
The price of the best Wiggan cannel-coal (the sort used) is 131⁄2d. per cwt.
A Practical Treatise on Gas-light|Fredrick Accum
Bits of ampelite or cannel-coal found on our southern coasts, charged with bitumen, sulphur, and salt.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

His mother appeared in the door of the library, edged with light from the cannel-coal fire in the grate behind her.
A World Apart|Samuel Kimball Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for cannel coal

cannel coal

cannel

/ (ˈkænəl) /

noun

a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame

Word Origin for cannel coal

C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame

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单词	cannel coal
释义	cannel coal [ kan-l ] / ˈkæn l / noun an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly. Also called cannel. Origin of cannel coal 1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form) Words nearby cannel coal cannabism, Cannae, canned, canned heat, canned laughter, cannel coal, cannellini bean, cannelloni, cannelure, canner, cannery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cannel coal Use wood for fuel if possible; if not, the softest of cannel-coal. The Art of Entertaining\|M. E. W. Sherwood A cannel-coal mine near Bolton in Lancashire with a perpendicular shaft, twelve hundred feet deep. The World Peril of 1910\|George Griffith The price of the best Wiggan cannel-coal (the sort used) is 131⁄2d. per cwt. A Practical Treatise on Gas-light\|Fredrick Accum Bits of ampelite or cannel-coal found on our southern coasts, charged with bitumen, sulphur, and salt. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth His mother appeared in the door of the library, edged with light from the cannel-coal fire in the grate behind her. A World Apart\|Samuel Kimball Merwin British Dictionary definitions for cannel coal cannel coal cannel / (ˈkænəl) / noun a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame Word Origin for cannel coal C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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