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cannel coal

  [kan-l]
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–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)   
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
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