- coal-say
- the coal-fish
North Country (Newcastle) Wordsa species of cod
English dialects glossary. 2013.
coal-say
Look at other dictionaries:
Coal Palace — Motto: Coal is light, heat, and power. General information Architectural style … Wikipedia
Coal Digger — Modern Family episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 5 Directed by Jason Winer Written by … Wikipedia
Coal phase out — A coal phase out is a type of fossil fuels policy that dictates the gradual shutdown of operating coal fired power plants while prohibiting construction of new plants. Main Causes Environment Global warming The primary reasons for a government to … Wikipedia
Coal seam fire — A coal seam fire near Denniston, New Zealand A coal seam fire or mine fire is the underground smouldering of a coal deposit, often in a coal mine. Such fires have economic, social and ecological impacts. They are often started by lightning, grass … Wikipedia
coal — /koʊl / (say kohl) noun 1. a black or brown carbon based sedimentary rock formed by the accumulation and decomposition of plant material in layers and used as a fuel; main types are hard coal (anthracite), soft coal (bituminous coal), brown coal… …
Coal pier — A coal pier is a transloading facility designed for the transfer of coal between rail and ship. The typical facility for loading ships consists of a holding area and a system of conveyors for transferring the coal to dockside and loading it into… … Wikipedia
coal — A lucky substance. It is regularly brought as one of the traditional gifts in *first footing on *New Year s Eve; some say this guarantees a warm hearth for the year, others that the main point is black for good luck (cf. *black). In… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Coal Measures — /ˈkoʊl mɛʒəz/ (say kohl mezhuhz) plural noun Geology 1. a portion of the carboniferous system in Europe or North America, characterised by coal deposits. 2. a portion of the Permian system in the Southern Hemisphere and India characterised by… …
coal tar — /ˈkoʊl ta/ (say kohl tah) noun a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal in the manufacture of coal gas and which upon further distillation yields benzene, anthracene, phenol, etc. (from which are derived a large number …
coal gas — /ˈkoʊl gæs/ (say kohl gas) noun 1. the gas formed by heating coal. 2. a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal, and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide …
