Meanings
nounPhurnacite (uncountable)
- UKuncountableA proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
Domestic fuel consigned from South Wales consists mainly of anthracite, phurnacite and other smokeless fuels.
1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492
Origin
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