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Sea coal   /si koʊl/   Listen
Sea coal

noun
1.
Pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing.





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"Sea coal" Quotes from Famous Books



... attempts have been made to bring in the use of the sea coal in these works instead of charcoal; the former being to be had at an easy rate, the latter not without a great expence; but hitherto they have proved ineffectual, the workmen finding by experience that a sea-coal fire, how vehement soever, will not penetrate the most fixed parts of the ...
— Iron Making in the Olden Times - as instanced in the Ancient Mines, Forges, and Furnaces of The Forest of Dean • H. G. Nicholls
... Rockhold presented a very attractive appearance, with its three chandeliers of lighted wax candles, its cheerful fire of sea coal, its warm crimson and gold coloring of carpets and curtains, and its luxurious easy chairs, sofas and ottomans, its choice pictures, books, bronzes and so forth. In the small dining room the table was set for ...
— For Woman's Love • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth


Words linked to "Sea coal" :   soft coal, bituminous coal


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