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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cannel coal       [kan-l] Pronunciation Key
–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).]

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