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Definition of Coaler
1. one that supplies coal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coaler
Literary usage of Coaler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What They Say in New England: A Book of Signs, Sayings, and Superstitions by Clifton Johnson (1896)
"And the smith said, "Well, go to the coaler, and get me some coal." So first he
hopped, and then he jumped, and quickly he came to the good old coaler again ..."
2. Report on Fuel Used in Locomotives on the Boston and Maine Railroad: For by James Slade, N. Byron Currier (1850)
"The coaler left Boston with about four inches of snow on the rails, ...
From Haverhill the coaler took the snow- plough (which had been brought down by the ..."
3. The Locomotive Engine: Including a Description of Its Structure, Rules for by Zerah Colburn (1851)
"One point unfavorable for the " coaler " was the fact that from there being but
about 26 miles of double track, the freight trains were subject to frequent ..."
4. Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1851)
"The engines used were the " coaler," built by Winans of Baltimore, ... As regards
speed, that of the coaler on an av- • is 14.3 miles, of the wood engine ..."
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