small coaln.

Brit.

/ˈsmɔːl ˌkəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈsmɔl ˌkoʊl/,

/ˈsmɑl ˌkoʊl/

Forms: see small adj. and n.² and coal n.

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

Etymology: < small adj. + coal n.

†1. Charcoal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > charcoal > [noun]

coalOE

charcoalc1400

lind-coal14..

black coal1525

small coal1591

beech-coal1607

sallow charcoal1615

brier-coal1626

wood-coal1653

withy-cole1657

chark1708

vegetable ethiops1752

biochar1995

1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 15^v Store of shruffe dust, and small Coale.

1638 J. Ford Fancies v. 63 Your suds and pan of small-cole.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 88 Smal-coale is commonly known unto all, and for this use is made of Sallow, Willow, Alder, Hasell, and the like.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 78 Blue Black, made of the small coal of Willow, or some other Wood.

1705 London Gaz. No. 4094/3 The Bran and Smallcoal made at their Office on Tower-hill.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Coal An Artificial Fuel made..by half burning the Branches and Roots of Trees; properly call'd Charcoal, and Smallcoal.

1784 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Midland Counties (1790) II. 306 Long wide toothed iron rakes..the handle and head of wood, except a plate of iron on the back; with which the small coal is gathered together.

1806 J. Lawrence Mod. Land Steward (ed. 2) 403 That [charcoal] intended for gunpowder..is made from alder, lime, or willow; the small-coal is made from the spray of underwood.

2. Coal that is small in size. Also: fine or powdered coal; = slack n.² Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > small, refuse, impure, or coal-dust

slackc1440

smith coal1466

smithy coal1482

coal dusta1529

panwood1531

smith's coal1578

kirving1599

culm1603

coom1611

small coal1643

smit1670

smut1686

slag1695

duff1724

duff coal1724

small1780

gum1790

stinking coal1803

cobbles1811

nubbling1825

stinkers1841

rubble1844

pea1855

nuts1857

nut coal1861

slap1865

burgee1867

smudge1883

waste1883

treble1901

coal smut1910

gumming1938

nutty slack1953

1643 H. Adamson (title) Sea-Coale, Char-Coale, and Small-Coale: or a Discourse betweene a New-Castle Collier, a Smalle-Coale-Man, and a Collier of Croydon.

1665 D. Dudley Mettallum Martis sig. B6 ^v Knowing that if there could be any use made of the smal-coale.., then would they be drawn out of the Pits.

1677 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 12 898 The Men..hid themselves as well as they could in the loose sleck or small Cole.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Slack Small coal; coal broken in small parts.

1764 Caledonian Mercury 10 Mar. Panwood, or small coal, for burning lime, at 9s. per chalder.

1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 205 Small-coal is thrown..into the hollow fire to replace that which is burned.

1891 Weekly Notes 136/2 The small coal was mainly produced by the friction of the blocks while being brought to the surface.

1953 New Yorker 31 Jan. 58/2 The low-grade small coal appetizingly known as ‘nutty slack’,..gives off far less appetizing fumes and dirt.

1992 S. Hornsby 19th-cent. Cape Breton iv. 100 The screens consisted of iron gratings set at half-inch widths that separated out small coal or slack from large or round coal.

2006 P. Thorsheim Inventing Pollution 161 In the view of some critics, this ‘small coal’ could be more accurately described as ‘large dust’.

Compounds

General attributive, as small-coal question, small-coal trade, etc.

ΚΠ

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique v. xxi. 721 Boiling it [sc. bread] at a small coale fire in an earthen pot.

?c1620 Merry New Catch Trades (single sheet) The smoakie man with his small cole pan.

1715 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1901) V. 103 Thomas Britton..set up the Small-coal Trade.

1898 Daily News 6 May 2/7 At the same time there was a vehement dispute on the small coal question.

1900 Western Mail 8 Dec. 3/6 The steam coal market..was distinctly firmer. In the small coal trade there was no perceptible improvement, but Monmouthshire large met with a better inquiry.

1931 Times 2 Dec. 18/5 (heading) Small coal decision in South Wales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	small coal
释义	small coaln. Brit. /ˈsmɔːl ˌkəʊl/, U.S. /ˈsmɔl ˌkoʊl/, /ˈsmɑl ˌkoʊl/ Forms: see small adj. and n.² and coal n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., coal n. Etymology: < small adj. + coal n. †1. Charcoal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > charcoal > [noun] coalOE charcoalc1400 lind-coal14.. black coal1525 small coal1591 beech-coal1607 sallow charcoal1615 brier-coal1626 wood-coal1653 withy-cole1657 chark1708 vegetable ethiops1752 biochar1995 1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 15^v Store of shruffe dust, and small Coale. 1638 J. Ford Fancies v. 63 Your suds and pan of small-cole. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 88 Smal-coale is commonly known unto all, and for this use is made of Sallow, Willow, Alder, Hasell, and the like. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 78 Blue Black, made of the small coal of Willow, or some other Wood. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4094/3 The Bran and Smallcoal made at their Office on Tower-hill. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Coal An Artificial Fuel made..by half burning the Branches and Roots of Trees; properly call'd Charcoal, and Smallcoal. 1784 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Midland Counties (1790) II. 306 Long wide toothed iron rakes..the handle and head of wood, except a plate of iron on the back; with which the small coal is gathered together. 1806 J. Lawrence Mod. Land Steward (ed. 2) 403 That [charcoal] intended for gunpowder..is made from alder, lime, or willow; the small-coal is made from the spray of underwood. 2. Coal that is small in size. Also: fine or powdered coal; = slack n.² Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > small, refuse, impure, or coal-dust slackc1440 smith coal1466 smithy coal1482 coal dusta1529 panwood1531 smith's coal1578 kirving1599 culm1603 coom1611 small coal1643 smit1670 smut1686 slag1695 duff1724 duff coal1724 small1780 gum1790 stinking coal1803 cobbles1811 nubbling1825 stinkers1841 rubble1844 pea1855 nuts1857 nut coal1861 slap1865 burgee1867 smudge1883 waste1883 treble1901 coal smut1910 gumming1938 nutty slack1953 1643 H. Adamson (title) Sea-Coale, Char-Coale, and Small-Coale: or a Discourse betweene a New-Castle Collier, a Smalle-Coale-Man, and a Collier of Croydon. 1665 D. Dudley Mettallum Martis sig. B6 ^v Knowing that if there could be any use made of the smal-coale.., then would they be drawn out of the Pits. 1677 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 12 898 The Men..hid themselves as well as they could in the loose sleck or small Cole. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Slack Small coal; coal broken in small parts. 1764 Caledonian Mercury 10 Mar. Panwood, or small coal, for burning lime, at 9s. per chalder. 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 205 Small-coal is thrown..into the hollow fire to replace that which is burned. 1891 Weekly Notes 136/2 The small coal was mainly produced by the friction of the blocks while being brought to the surface. 1953 New Yorker 31 Jan. 58/2 The low-grade small coal appetizingly known as ‘nutty slack’,..gives off far less appetizing fumes and dirt. 1992 S. Hornsby 19th-cent. Cape Breton iv. 100 The screens consisted of iron gratings set at half-inch widths that separated out small coal or slack from large or round coal. 2006 P. Thorsheim Inventing Pollution 161 In the view of some critics, this ‘small coal’ could be more accurately described as ‘large dust’. Compounds General attributive, as small-coal question, small-coal trade, etc. ΚΠ 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique v. xxi. 721 Boiling it [sc. bread] at a small coale fire in an earthen pot. ?c1620 Merry New Catch Trades (single sheet) The smoakie man with his small cole pan. 1715 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1901) V. 103 Thomas Britton..set up the Small-coal Trade. 1898 Daily News 6 May 2/7 At the same time there was a vehement dispute on the small coal question. 1900 Western Mail 8 Dec. 3/6 The steam coal market..was distinctly firmer. In the small coal trade there was no perceptible improvement, but Monmouthshire large met with a better inquiry. 1931 Times 2 Dec. 18/5 (heading) Small coal decision in South Wales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1591
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