splent coal

noun

An inferior kind of cannel (coal) from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

Meanings

nounsplent coal (uncountable)

alternative splint coal

  1. archaicuncountableAn inferior kind of cannel (coal) from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

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