Small coal

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	Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires
	Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. - Gay.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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The bark's crew fired small coal from the galley, and the dories threatened to come aboard and "razee" her.

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Now the reality was in my hold, I only felt that I was dusty with the dust of small coal, and that I had a weight upon my daily remembrance to which the anvil was a feather.

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"Fanny Magenis stops with her mother, who sells small coal and potatoes, most likely, in Islington-town, hard by London, though she's always bragging of her father's ships, and pointing them out to us as they go up the river: and Mrs.

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Beijing, June 10 (ONA) An explosion at a small coal mine in

Burst Kills 9 in Northeast China Province

There is no sign of them today, but there were several small coal mines worked on "the Fell".

Church on a hill loved by generations of families; OLD BUILDING'S SPIRE CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES AROUND

Savannah, GA, November 29, 2018 --(PR.com)-- It's not easy for people to find their place in the world, especially in a small coal town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains.

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NNA - Four workers were killed and nine were missing after an explosion at a small coal mine in China's Guizhou province on Monday night, state-owned Xinhua News reported on Tuesday citing local authorities.

Four killed, nine missing after blast at Chinese coal mine

Presiding over the 30th Sindh Coal Authority (SCA) Board meeting, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that significant coal reserves are available at small coal fields in Sonda, Jhimpir, Lakhra, Indus East and Badin.

Sindh mining company awarded licence for conducting feasibility study in Thatta

The CM Sindh said that significant coal reserves are available at small coal fields of Sonda, Jhimpir, Lakhra, Indus East and Badin but major mining activity is going on only at Lakhra while limited activity is in progress at Jhimpir.

SCA board gives license to SLCMC for feasibility study of mining

The chief minister said that significant coal reserves are available at small coal fields of Sonda, Jhimpir, Lakhra, Indus East and Badin but major mining activity is going on only at Lakhra while limited activity is in progress at Jhimpir.