surturbrand

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noun

A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.

OriginIcelandic surtarbrandr →
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Meanings

nounsurturbrand (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.

Origin

  1. Icelandicsurtarbrandr“black firebrand”
  2. Englishsurturbrand

Borrowed from Icelandic surtarbrandr (“black firebrand”).

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APA

surturbrand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surturbrand

MLA

“surturbrand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surturbrand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surturbrand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surturbrand.

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