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parrot coal

parrot coal noun: cannel coal.

Noun

parrot coal (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dated) cannel coal

Origin of parrot coal

So called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes as it burns.

Questions about parrot coal

What does parrot coal mean?
Parrot coal means cannel coal.
What part of speech is parrot coal?
Parrot coal is a noun.

Words near parrot coal in the dictionary

  1. parroquet
  2. parroquets
  3. parrot
  4. parrot and monkey time
  5. Parrot Cay
  6. parrot coal
  7. parrot cries
  8. parrot crossbill
  9. parrot crossbills
  10. parrot cry
  11. parrot disease

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