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Definition of Sea coal
1. Noun. Pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing.
Definition of Sea coal
1. Noun. (obsolete UK South of England) mineral coal (brought by sea), distinguished from charcoal (which was then brought by land) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Coal
Literary usage of Sea coal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1818)
"ON THE NATURE OF SEA-COAL. To MONS. DUBOURG. , I AM persuaded as ... that the
sea-coal has a vegetable origin, and that it has been formed near the surface ..."
2. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1906)
"... Nature of sea coal] I AM persuaded, as well as you, that the sea coal has a
vegetable origin, and that it has been formed near the surface of the earth; ..."
3. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1906)
"... of sea coal] I AM persuaded, as well as you, that the sea coal has Ia vegetable
origin, and that it has been formed near the sur- I face of the earth; ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1842)
"There is, in sooth, something more than warmth, welcome, cheerfulness, serenity,
and society, in a good sea-coal fire, though these are much, and more than ..."
5. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"... Old Cinder Heaps—Coal mentioned by Saxon Authors—Extract from the " Bolden
Book"— Charter to the Inhabitants of Newcastle to dig Coals—sea coal—Evidence ..."
6. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1835)
"... Old Cinder Heaps—Coal mentioned bg Saxon Authors—Extract from the " Bolden
Book"— Charter to the Inhabitants of Newcastle to dig Coals—sea coal—Evidence ..."
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