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- Middle English · inherited fromcolmetere
- English todaycoal-meter
From Middle English colmetere, equivalent to coal + meter (“one who measures”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coal-meter
Today it means: A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment. Full definition →
Middle English colmetere