cannel
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l noun
an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.
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cannel coal or cannel (ˈkænəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame | |
| [C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame] | |
| cannel or cannel | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame] | |
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| cannel coal or cannel (ˈkænəl) | |
| —n | |
| a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame | |
| [C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame] | |
| cannel or cannel | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from northern English dialect cannel candle: so called from its bright flame] | |
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Example sentences from the web
Cannel coal usually occurs at the top or bottom of other coals.
He was the first to patent the process of distilling this cannel coal into kerosene.
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