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coaley

coaley noun: a coalman.

Noun

coaley (plural coaleys)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A coalman.
    • But when I strove my flame to tell, / Says she, 'Come, stow that patter, / If you're a cove wot likes a gal, / Vy don't you stand some gatter?' / In course I instantly complied— / Two brimming quarts of porter, / With sev'ral goes of gin beside, / Drain'd Bet the Coaley's daughter.Bet the Coaley's Daughter (traditional song)

Proper noun capitalized: Coaley

Coaley

  1. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7701).

Forms of coaley

pluralcoaleys

Questions about coaley

What does coaley mean?
Coaley means a coalman.
What part of speech is coaley?
Coaley can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of coaley?
The plural of coaley is coaleys.

Words near coaley in the dictionary

  1. coalescible
  2. coalescing
  3. coalescings
  4. coalette
  5. coalettes
  6. coaley
  7. coaleys
  8. coalface
  9. coalfaces
  10. coalfield
  11. coalfields

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