coal oil

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noun Older U.S. Use and Canadian.

petroleum obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.

kerosene.

Origin of coal oil

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby coal oil

coalition, coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport, coal pot, Coalsack, coal scuttle

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Example sentences from the Web for coal oil

A small coloured boy stood patiently by the stove waiting for his coal-oil can to be filled.
The Little Colonel at Boarding-School|Annie Fellows Johnston
The room smelled of fish, tobacco, and coal-oil, and we were obliged to go to the door now and then for fresh air.
A Woman who went to Alaska|May Kellogg Sullivan
They were all of wood—heated by soft-coal stoves and lighted by coal-oil lamps.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
The torches of the Communards had already set fire to the wood-work saturated with coal-oil.
Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880|Various

The discovery of coal-oil and the utilization of kerosene for lighting date back to about 1859.
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock

British Dictionary definitions for coal oil

coal oil

noun

US and Canadian petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene

a crude oil produced, together with coal gas, during the distillation of bituminous coal

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单词	coal oil
释义	coal oil SEE SYNONYMS FOR coal oil ON THESAURUS.COM noun Older U.S. Use and Canadian. petroleum obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal. kerosene. Origin of coal oil An Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Words nearby coal oil coalition, coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport, coal pot, Coalsack, coal scuttle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coal oil A small coloured boy stood patiently by the stove waiting for his coal-oil can to be filled. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School\|Annie Fellows Johnston The room smelled of fish, tobacco, and coal-oil, and we were obliged to go to the door now and then for fresh air. A Woman who went to Alaska\|May Kellogg Sullivan They were all of wood—heated by soft-coal stoves and lighted by coal-oil lamps. In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes The torches of the Communards had already set fire to the wood-work saturated with coal-oil. Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880\|Various The discovery of coal-oil and the utilization of kerosene for lighting date back to about 1859. A Backward Glance at Eighty\|Charles A. Murdock British Dictionary definitions for coal oil coal oil noun US and Canadian petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene a crude oil produced, together with coal gas, during the distillation of bituminous coal 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 Words related to coal oil crude, oil, petroleum, petrol, black gold, rock oil
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coal oil

noun Older U.S. Use and Canadian.

Origin of coal oil

Words nearby coal oil

Example sentences from the Web for coal oil

British Dictionary definitions for coal oil

noun

Words related to coal oil