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bovey coal

bovey coal is the alternative letter-case form of Bovey coal.

Noun capitalized: Bovey coal

Bovey coal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.
    Synonyms:
    lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey

Synonyms of bovey coal

  • lignite
  • particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey

Forms of bovey coal

alternative formbovey coal

Origin of bovey coal

From its prevalence in the colliery at Bovey Tracey in Devon, England.

Questions about bovey coal

What does bovey coal mean?
Bovey coal means synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.
What is bovey coal the alternative letter-case form of?
Bovey coal is the alternative letter-case form of Bovey coal.
What part of speech is bovey coal?
Bovey coal is a noun.

Words near bovey coal in the dictionary

  1. Bovees
  2. Bovell
  3. Bovells
  4. Boves
  5. Bovey
  6. bovey coal
  7. Bovey Tracey
  8. bovial
  9. bovichthyid
  10. bovichthyids
  11. bovichtid

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