Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A broad, shallow inclined trough down which coal is discharged from a wharf into the hold of a vessel.
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The voyage was accomplished without the occurrence of any incident worth recording, and in something like a week from the date of sailing from London, Bob found himself at Shields, with the brig under a coal-drop loading again for the Thames.
The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific Harry Collingwood 1886
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