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Meaning of SEA COAL

Pronunciation:  see kowl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing
 
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 See Also: bituminous coal, soft coal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sea" coal`\
Coal brought by sea; -- a name by which mineral coal was
formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction
from charcoal, which was brought by land.
{Sea-coal facing} (Founding), facing consisting of pulverized
   bituminous coal.
 

 

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