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单词 egg coal
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egg coal


noun

anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (6.2 to 8.3 centimeters), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
bituminous coal in sizes ranging from 1.5 to 4 inches (4 to 10 centimeters).

Origin of egg coal

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby egg coal

egg-binding, egg-bound, egg case, egg cell, egg cluster, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup
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