coal factorn.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊl ˌfaktə/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊl ˌfæktər/

Forms: see coal n. and factor n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., factor n.

Etymology: < coal n. + factor n.

Now historical.

An agent between parties in the trade of coal; spec. (in London) an officially recognized agent who buys coal from owners or shippers and sells it on to wholesalers or retailers.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in coal

wood-coaler1600

collier1625

coal merchant1645

coal fitter1655

coal monger1665

coal factor1715

coal vend1906

1715 London Gaz. No. 5344/4 John Carrier of London, Cole~factor.

1776 Morning Chron. 4 Jan. Did you ever in your life buy your coals at first hand of the coal factors at Billingsgate?

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 298/1 Regulations..made in June, 1834, at a meeting of the coal-factors in London.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 235/2 Owing to the combination of the coalfactors, no more coals can come into the market than are sufficient to meet the demand without lowering the price.

1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 87 Many have had the feeling that too much profit accrues to the middlemen..or the coal-factors.

1980 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 94 2 At London the ship masters sold to a group of coal factors.., who then distributed the coal to other wholesalers, retailers, or large consumers.

1986 D. H. Akenson Orangeman ii. vii. 109 As the son of a coal factor, he had little chance of rising above the middle class.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coal factor
释义	coal factorn. Brit. /ˈkəʊl ˌfaktə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊl ˌfæktər/ Forms: see coal n. and factor n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., factor n. Etymology: < coal n. + factor n. Now historical. An agent between parties in the trade of coal; spec. (in London) an officially recognized agent who buys coal from owners or shippers and sells it on to wholesalers or retailers. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in coal wood-coaler1600 collier1625 coal merchant1645 coal fitter1655 coal monger1665 coal factor1715 coal vend1906 1715 London Gaz. No. 5344/4 John Carrier of London, Cole~factor. 1776 Morning Chron. 4 Jan. Did you ever in your life buy your coals at first hand of the coal factors at Billingsgate? 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 298/1 Regulations..made in June, 1834, at a meeting of the coal-factors in London. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 235/2 Owing to the combination of the coalfactors, no more coals can come into the market than are sufficient to meet the demand without lowering the price. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 87 Many have had the feeling that too much profit accrues to the middlemen..or the coal-factors. 1980 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 94 2 At London the ship masters sold to a group of coal factors.., who then distributed the coal to other wholesalers, retailers, or large consumers. 1986 D. H. Akenson Orangeman ii. vii. 109 As the son of a coal factor, he had little chance of rising above the middle class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1715
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