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cannel coal

   [kan-l]
–noun
an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.
Also called cannel.

Origin:
1530–40; cannel from candle (dial. form)
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can·nel     (kān'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.


[Perhaps short for cannel coal, dialectal variant of candle coal (from its bright flame).]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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