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coal 
  n 
1 
a a compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock consisting of layers of partially decomposed vegetation deposited in the Carboniferous period: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar 
 See also   anthracite   bituminous coal   lignite   peat 1 
b (as modifier) 
coal cellar, coal merchant, coal mine, coal dust  
2 one or more lumps of coal 
3  short for   charcoal 
4 coals to Newcastle something supplied where it is already plentiful 
5 haul (someone) over the coals to reprimand (someone) 
  vb 
6 to take in, provide with, or turn into coal 
  (Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gual) 
 coaly  adj