Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the coal-trade, same as
chestnut-coal .
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Examples
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"Don't you see, the next time they need nut-coal, they'll set the engine going and the scoop ----"
Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Edgar Franklin 1918
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We had been delivered at his door, with the four tons of nut-coal.
Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Edgar Franklin 1918
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For those who use _anthracite_ coal, that which is broken or screened is best for grates, and the nut-coal for small stoves.
American Woman's Home Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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For those, who use _anthracite coal_, that which is broken or screened, is best for grates, and the nut-coal, for small stoves.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School Catharine Esther Beecher 1839
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