coal bunkern.
/ˈkəʊl ˌbʌŋkə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊl ˌbəŋkər/ 1. A large container for storing coal used as a domestic fuel, located in or near a building.
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1819 Parl. Deb. 39 1453 Three-fourths of the said extent covered with a large iron bedstead, a table, a coal bunker, a cupboard, and a stool, leaving the petitioner so little room to exercise himself, that his health and strength failed, to an alarming degree.
1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 17 Aug. 232/3 [A servant] whose principal business it was to attend to the coal-bunkers..for the supply of the fires.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 266 Coal Bunker. To hold 2 cwt., 18 by 16 by 36 in. high.
1986 A. Limon in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) i. ii. 47 The coal bunker does not need to have strip foundations, it can be built up from the concrete floor slab.
2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) i. 9 I could sneak away into the lobby to deposit the ration in my stash under the coal bunker.
2. A large compartment or room on a steamship for storing the coal used as fuel; (also) a compartment for this purpose on a steam train.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > place in which to store or sell coal
coal cellar1281
coalhouse1332
coal garth1593
coal-hole?1641
coal yard1646
coal fold1704
ree1707
coal shed1718
coal pen1763
coal bunker1837
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > storage room or compartment > coal-bunker
coal-hole1801
coal-holdc1826
coal bunker1837
coal bunk1838
bunker1839
pocket1883
1837 Times 10 Oct. 1/6 A fire was discovered in one of the coal bunkers on the larboard side of the vessel.
1865 Rep. Certain Accidents Railways iii. 47/2 The engine from Carnarvon was thrown off the line..and its coal-bunker was damaged.
1886 Harper's Mag. June 4/2 The capacity of her coal-bunkers is 630 tons.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 2/1 The saved coal-bunker space is..available for additional cargo.
1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More ii. 34 They backed against the forward bulkhead of the coal bunker.
2012 Steam Days May 286 Built in September 1899.., with a round-top firebox and an extended coal bunker, it was allocated to Bolton shed in August 1951.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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