单词 | small coal man |
释义 | small coal man/ˌsmɔːl ˈkəʊ lman/noun Originally: a man who supplies small coal. In later use: a retailer of coal on a small scale, a small coal merchant.
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Adamson (bap. 1581, d. 1637), poet and historian. From small coal + man. In later use, reanalysed as if from small + coalman. |
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