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See also:CoalandCoal.

English

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A nugget of anthracitecoal.

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcole, fromOld Englishcol, fromProto-West Germanic*kol, fromProto-Germanic*kulą (compareWest Frisiankoal,Dutchkool,GermanKohle,Danishkul), from*ǵwelH-(“to burn, shine”). CompareOld Irishgúal(“coal”),Lithuanianžvi̇̀lti(“to twinkle, glow”),Persianزغال(zoğâl,“live coal”),Sanskritज्वल्(jval,“to burn, glow”),Tocharian Bśoliye(“hearth”), all from the same root.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coal (countable anduncountable,pluralcoals)

  2. (uncountable) Ablack orbrownish blackrock formed fromprehistoricplantremains,composed largely ofcarbon andburned as afuel.
    Thecoal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.
    • 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, inRailway Magazine, pages3, 5:
      Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.
    2. (countable) Atype of coal, such asbituminous,anthracite, orlignite, andgrades andvarieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
      See also:stockpile
      Put somecoal on the fire.
      Order somecoal from the coalyard.
  4. (countable) Apiece of coal used forburning(this use is less common in American English)
    Put somecoals on the fire.
  6. (countable) Aglowing orcharredpiece of coal,wood, or othersolidfuel.
    Coordinate terms:ember,ash,clinker
    Just as the campfire died down to justcoals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.
  8. Charcoal.
  9. (Internetslang, 4chan, soyjak.party slang) Content of low quality.
    I'm so sick of seeing this left-wingcoal online.
  10. (militaryslang, World War I– World War II) Bombsemittingblack smoke onimpact.[1]
  11. (slang, obsolete)Money.[2][late 16th c. to early 20th c.]

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Translations

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uncountable: carbon rock
countable: carbon rock
smouldering material
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Verb

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coal (third-person singular simple presentcoals,present participlecoaling,simple past and past participlecoaled)

  1. (intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships or locomotives).
    • 1863, Colonial Secretary to Commander Baldwin, USN
      shortly after that shecoaled again at Simon's Bay; and that after remaining in the neighbourhood of our ports for a time, she proceeded to Mauritius, where shecoaled again, and then returned to this colony.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly,Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page131:
      Our next stopping-place was Newcastle, and here wecoaled in earnest, for the steamer was flying light, and was loaded up in every available place.
    • 1890,Oscar Wilde, chapter XVI, inThe Picture of Dorian Gray:
      The light shook and splintered in the puddles. A red glare came from an outward-bound steamer that wascoaling.
    • 1949 November and December,Railway Magazine, page 371 (photo caption):
      N.W.R. four-cylinder 4-6-2 class "XS1," No. 761,coaling at Delhi junction. This class is the most powerful passenger engine in India.
  2. (transitive) To supply with coal.
    tocoal a steamer
    • January 1917,National Geographic Magazine, Volume 31 Number 1,One Hundred British Seaports
      Cruisers may becoaled at sea and provided with ammunition openly. The submarine may not
    • 1944 January and February, W. McGowan Gradon, “Forres as a Railway Centre”, inRailway Magazine, page23:
      After working the 1.30 p.m. through train from Forres to Aberdeen as far as Elgin, she returns tender first with a local passenger train and is thencoaled and watered at Forres shed, and eventually works back to Perth on the 10.20 p.m. through freight.
    • 1952 February, J. Pelham Maitland, “Locomotive Working on Sussex Branches Fifty Years Ago”, inRailway Magazine, page84:
      The cleaner worked, of course, at nights. He had tocoal and light up the engine, as well as clean it, for the next day's work, which commenced with a light run to Barnham to "bring in the goods" from that station at about 6.30 a.m.
  3. (intransitive) To be converted tocharcoal.
    • 2014, Ken Mudge, Steve Gabriel,Farming the Woods:
      After the initial burn the goal of any good fire should becoaling; that is, creating a bed of solid coals that will sustain the fire.
    • 1957, H.R. Schubert,History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page18:
      As a result, particles of wood and twigs insufficientlycoaled are frequently found at the bottom of such pits.
  4. (transitive) To burn to charcoal; tochar.
    • 1622, Francis Bacon,Natural History:
      Char-coal of roots,coaled into great pieces.
  5. (transitive) Tomark ordelineate with charcoal.
    • 1551, William Camden,Remains concerning Britain:
      […] marvailing, hecoaled out these rithms upon the wall near to the picture

Adjective

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coal (comparativecoalier,superlativecoaliest)

  1. (Internetslang, soyjak.party slang, 4chan) Failing to be humorous or of extremely poor quality.
    These are some reallycoal threads.
  2. Black likecoal;coal-black.
    • 2004, Terence Kingsley-Smith, Terry Kingsley-Smith,Thorp Green: A Tale of the Brontës:
      ... hiscoal hair / the corners of his warm smile / the blue of his gentle eyes. I wanted to explore him as Sir Francis Drake explored the New World. I wanted to tell my secrets to him as a Roman Catholic does in confession.
    • 2010, Rhett C. Bruno,Isinda: Fallen Dagger, Tate Publishing,→ISBN, page126:
      Hiscoal hair streaked through the gushing of freezing air and the base of the silk robe fluttered splendidly. The Lord of Blood, adorned with glossy armor and atop a stalwart steed, appeared to have the opulence of a king. White hills […]
    • 2011, C. C. W. Henderson,Blue Heron and Pizzazz, Lulu.com,→ISBN, page99:
      Just entering the ballroom were a cat and a bird. The cat had black ears nestled in hiscoal hair and a purple mask over his violet eyes. He had a long ebony tail. 99 9.
    • 2017 September 27, Jordan Raggio,Finance & Felony, Xlibris Corporation,→ISBN:
      Nemesis walked out[…], hiscoal hair slicked back followed by a few red highlighted fibers, and his eyes large. “Hey, what are you doing up here?” Nemesis asked, leaning his right elbow on the rail. Skullcrusher couldn't meet his eyes, he just stared off at […]
    • 2023 May 31, Jo Wilde,The Angel Series Collection - Books 1-3, Next Chapter:
      He raked his fingers through hiscoal hair, sighing with frustration. He turned back to me. His fingers gently grazed my cheek." Look at me." At first, I resisted. I couldn't bear looking at his pity. After a moment, I slowly lifted my gaze to him.
    • (Can wedate this quote?), AraBella,The CEO's Rebellious Woman, Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd:
      Hiscoal hair was brushed up, revealing his nice skin even at his time of life. “Wait, are his eyes green?” Her fingers flew to her lips as she now recalled who he looks like. He resembled the man that she encountered in the parking lot […]

Verb

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coal (third-person singular simple presentcoals,present participlecoaling,simple past and past participlecoaled)

  1. (Internetslang, 4chan) To post low-quality content online.
    Those troons are reallycoaling out.

References

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“coal”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

  1. ^Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, inAmerican Speech‎[1], volume47, number1/2, page34
  2. ^“cole”, inGreen’s Dictionary of Slang,Jonathon Green, 2016–present

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