cannel coal

[ kan-l ]

noun

1. an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.

cannel coal

/ ˈkænəl /

noun

1. a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannel coal¹

1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannel coal¹

C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame

Example Sentences

Use wood for fuel if possible; if not, the softest of cannel-coal.

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Cannel coal is a variety of bituminous that gives off much gas.

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In Liverpool, gas from cannel coal is supplied at the low price of 3s.

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The price of the best Wiggan cannel-coal (the sort used) is 131⁄2d. per cwt.

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A cannel-coal mine near Bolton in Lancashire with a perpendicular shaft, twelve hundred feet deep.

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