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Shortened from cannel coal, corruption of candle coal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke. Full definition →
Today it means: A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke. Full definition →
Shortened from cannel coal, corruption of candle coal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.