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Word: Coal
Speech Type: Noun
Old English col (in the senses ‘glowing ember’ and ‘charred remnant’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kool and German Kohle. The sense ‘combustible mineral used as fuel’ dates from Middle English
kəʊl
a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting chiefly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground seams and used as fuel
Short Definition:black rock used as fuel
Examples:- two bags of coal
- a coal fire
Word: Coal
Speech Type: Verb
kəʊl
provide with a supply of coal
Short Definition:provide with coal
Examples:- ships had to be coaled and supplied
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