slack coal

  • 101culm — culm1 /kulm/, n. 1. coal dust; slack. 2. anthracite, esp. of inferior grade. [1300 50; ME colme, prob. equiv. to col COAL + m suffix of uncert. meaning (cf. m in OE faethm fathom, waestm growth)] culm2 /kulm/, n. 1 …

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  • 103culm — I [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) min coal dust; slack 2) min anthracite, esp. of inferior grade • Etymology: 1300–50; ME colme, prob. =col coal+ msuffix of uncert. meaning; cf. m in OEfæthmfathom, wæstmgrowth II culm [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) bot a stem or stalk …

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  • 104coom — I. noun or coomb ˈküm ( s) Etymology: Middle English culme more at culm 1. dialect Britain a …

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  • 105culm — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century refuse coal screenings ; slack II. noun Etymology: Latin culmus stalk more at haulm Date: circa 1657 a monocotyledonous stem (as of a grass or sedge) …

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  • 106duff — I. noun Etymology: English dialect, alteration of dough Date: 1816 1. a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit 2. the partly decayed organic matter on the forest floor 3. fine coal ; slack II. noun Etymology: origin u …

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