coal hole

noun

1. informal.
   a small coal cellar

Example Sentences

Nowadays, few of us are likely to get that many cards — or have a coal hole — but the market is still burning hot.

From Seattle Times

By 1854, elaborately decorated Valentines were so popular that Punch ran a cartoon showing a burdened delivery man pouring thousands of cards into a family’s coal hole on the street.

From Seattle Times

By 1854, elaborately decorated Valentines were so popular that Punch ran a cartoon showing a burdened delivery man pouring thousands of cards into a family’s coal hole on the street.

From Washington Post

Nowadays, few of us are likely to get that many cards — or have a coal hole — but the market is still burning hot.

From Washington Post

The odds are even but Piqué, who could find light in a coal hole, is reassuringly upbeat.

From The Guardian