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charcoaling

[chahr-kohl] Origin

char·coal

[chahr-kohl]
noun
1.
the carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air.
2.
a drawing pencil of charcoal.
3.
a drawing made with charcoal.
verb (used with object)
4.
to blacken, write, or draw with charcoal.
5.
to cook (food) over charcoal, especially on a grill.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
verb (used without object)
6.
to cook food over charcoal, especially on a grill.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English charcole, perhaps cherre char3 + cole coal, though literal sense of the compound is unclear

char·coal·y, adjective
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charcoal
mid-14c., first element is either O.Fr. charbon "charcoal," or, on the current theory, obs. charren "to turn" (from O.E. cerran) + cole "coal," thus, "to turn to coal."
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charcoal char·coal (chär'kōl')
n.

  1. Carbon obtained by heating or burning organic material with restricted access of air.

  2. Activated charcoal.

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charcoal   (chär'kōl')  Pronunciation Key 
A black porous form of carbon produced by heating wood or bone in little or no air. Charcoal is used as a fuel, for drawing, and in air and water filters.
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