coal scuttle
coal scuttle noun: a metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire. Also the ellipsis of coal scuttle helmet.
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Noun
coal scuttle (plural coal scuttles)
- A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
- He wanted to see less marshalling of trains, and a move away from a culture that allowed 85% of a wagon's life to be spent "empty, being used as storage bins for goods or in sidings as coal scuttles".2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42
Also used as
coal scuttle is also the ellipsis of coal scuttle helmet.
Forms of coal scuttle
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Words formed from coal scuttle
Questions about coal scuttle
- What does coal scuttle mean?
- Coal scuttle means a metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
- What part of speech is coal scuttle?
- Coal scuttle is a noun.
- What is the plural of coal scuttle?
- The plural of coal scuttle is coal scuttles.
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