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I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I don't know one who wouldn't fall down the first open coal hole running after the first pretty girl who gave him a wink.
George Jean Nathan

Meaning of "coal hole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COAL HOLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COAL HOLE

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Coal hole is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COAL HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coal hole

A coal hole is a hatch in the pavement above an underground coal bunker. They are sometimes found outside houses that existed during the period when coal was widely used for domestic heating from the early 19th century to the middle 20th century. In Britain they became largely obsolete within the major cities of the UK when the Clean Air Act forced a move towards oil and gas for home heating. The coal hole allowed the easy delivery of coal, generally in sacks and often from horse-drawn carts, to the house's coal bunker. The location of the coal hole on the street minimised the distance the sacks needed to be carried and meant that dusty sacks and delivery men did not need to enter the house. The hatch is typically about 12 to 14 inches in diameter and consists of a cast iron ring set into the pavement, with a circular cover, often made of cast iron alone but sometimes containing concrete or glass panes or small ventilation holes.

Definition of coal hole in the English dictionary

The definition of coal hole in the dictionary is a small coal cellar.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COAL HOLE

coal basin
coal cellar
coal chute
coal cutter
coal depot
coal fire
coal gas
coal heaver
coal hod
coal industry
Coal Measures
coal merchant
coal mine
coal miner
coal miner´s lung
coal mining
coal oil
coal pit
coal pot

WORDS THAT END LIKE COAL HOLE

air hole
black hole
bolt hole
bullet hole
cat hole
doughnut hole
dry hole
funk hole
glory hole
in the hole
kettle hole
nineteenth hole
on the whole
ozone hole
rabbit hole
shot hole
snow hole
sound hole
spider hole
water hole
watering hole

Synonyms and antonyms of coal hole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «coal hole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COAL HOLE

Find out the translation of coal hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coal hole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coal hole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

煤洞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agujero de carbón
570 millions of speakers

English

coal hole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोयला छेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفرة الفحم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уголь дыра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buraco carvão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কয়লা গর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trou de charbon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lubang arang batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kohle Loch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石炭穴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석탄 구멍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolongan batubara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗ than
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலக்கரி துளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोळसा भोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kömür deliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foro di carbone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otwór węgiel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вугілля діра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaura de cărbune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρύπα άνθρακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steenkool gat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kol hål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kull hull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coal hole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COAL HOLE»

The term «coal hole» is normally little used and occupies the 143.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COAL HOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coal hole

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QUOTES WITH «COAL HOLE»

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George Jean Nathan
I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I don't know one who wouldn't fall down the first open coal hole running after the first pretty girl who gave him a wink.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COAL HOLE»

Discover the use of coal hole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coal hole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Silas Marner By
Eppie must go into the coal-hole for being naughty. Daddy must putherinthe coal- hole." He half-expectedthat this would be shock enough, and that Eppie would begin to cry. Butinstead ofthat, she began to shake herself on his knee,asif the ...
George Eliot, 2014
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Cincinnati Magazine
We — Lois and I — have known her from the "Coal Hole" days. Two special attributes of hers — she probably knows the "our song" of hundreds of people. When we enter where she is playing and she spots us, she skillfully moves into " Misty" ...
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The Encyclopedia of Louisville
Mary Laurence Young COAL HOLE COVERS. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, coal was used extensively to heat Louisville factories and office buildings as well as homes. The coal was supplied by local purveyors and  ...
John E. Kleber
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Silas Marner
The idea that she might run away again and come to harm, gave him unusual resolution, and for the first time he determined to try the coal-hole a small closet near the hearth. “Naughty, naughty Eppie,” he suddenly began, holding her on his ...
Thomas Stearns Eliot
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Silas Marner - The Weaver of Raveloe
Eppie must go into the coal-hole for being naughty. Daddy must put her in the coal-hole." He half-expected that this would be shock enough, and that Eppie would begin to cry. But instead of that, she began to shake herself on his knee, as if ...
George Eliot, 2007
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What the Frack? Everything you need to know about coal seam gas
The fishing spot was called the 'coal hole' they said, because the water was so black and coals containing gas were unusually close to the surface.1 But Pratzky says Origin dobbed themselves in that day, because the spot he'd filmed wasn't ...
Paddy Manning, 2013
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Silas Marner (Sparklesoup Classics)
The idea that she might run away again and come to harm, gave him unusual resolution, and for the first time he determined to try the coal-hole- a small closet near the hearth. 'Naughty, naughty Eppie,' he suddenly began, holding her on his  ...
George Eliot, 2004
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A Woman of Genius
We knew by this time perfectly well what we had to do, and had arranged to get excused from our respective rooms — Pauline was a grade behind me on account of diphtheria the previous winter — and to meet in the abandoned coal- hole ...
Mary Hunter Austin, 1985
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Merry's Museum
too short, and another too long; a third had a knot in it ; and a fourth was spoiled in splitting. Vexed with his want of success, Edwin said, ' I shall not make him a house to-night — he must be content with being fastened in the coal-hole to-night  ...
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Parley's Magazine
Vexed with his want of success, Edwin said, 'I shall not make him a house to- night—he must be content with being fastened in the coal-hole to-night—he will have plenty of room to run about.' So Bunny was put into the coal-hole with a handful ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COAL HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coal hole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Winter solstice 2015: a 12-hour journey through Melbourne at night
There was no street lighting and it was "black as a bloody coal hole". Trying to go along creek-lined Elizabeth Street on an 1838 evening meant ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
2
Veterans to receive diplomas at MCA awards
He had already quit school as a freshman and was working in a coal hole. He served aboard a yard minesweeper, a wooden ship named after ... «News Item, May 15»
3
More ale drinkers turn blonde
Research from Nicholson's Pubs, owners of The Coal Hole in London's Strand and 80 others in the UK, say traditioinal amber ale drinkers are ... «City A.M., May 15»
4
Bright and stylish in Dún Laoghaire for €1.095m
There's a dumbwaiter from the kitchen to diningroom upstairs and a well-stocked wine cellar under the front steps where the coal hole usually is ... «Irish Times, May 15»
5
Rathgar rescue that was for the birds
At garden level, the old coal hole was opened up and extended into what is now the country-style kitchen. It has flagstone flooring and lots of ... «Irish Times, May 15»
6
The old Wheat Sheaf pub with its debossed sign still visible in Bond …
... a blog called Urban Typing, checked out the town's tiled doorways, painted shop signs and advertisements – and even old coal hole covers. «Brighton and Hove News, May 15»
7
Theater Review: “Ashes, Ashes” at Scottish Rite Theater
She runs away and down into the big coal hole, where she's seen the Stop Watch and History Book throw names written on pieces of fabric to ... «austin360, May 15»
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Opinion: The 'flash crash' guy is not the problem
... the mutual fund late-traders of a decade ago, the specialist “interpositioning” before that and the Coal Hole shenanigans of the 19th century. «MarketWatch, Apr 15»
9
Former bedsits gets the Royal treatment in Dún Laoghaire
There's a bedroom at the back at this level, a fully-tiled shower/wetroom and a wine cellar where the original coal hole would have been under ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
10
US emissions to fall to lowest level in two decades in 2015
The growth of the fracking-backed natural gas sector will fill most of the coal hole, with record amounts set to be burned this year as process fall ... «RenewEconomy, Apr 15»

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