The story
From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A kind of coal originally dug at Wallsend on the Tyne. Full definition →
From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.