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posted the coal

posted the coal is the simple past and past participle of post the coal.

Meaning of post the coal

Verb

post the coal (third-person singular simple present posts the coal, present participle posting the coal, simple past and past participle posted the coal)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To lay money on a contest.
    • Upon Jagellon they who post the coal / Back one who stands, by race, head of the Pole.1877, Punch/The London Charivari, volume LXXII, page 244

Questions about posted the coal

What is posted the coal the simple past and past participle of?
Posted the coal is the simple past and past participle of post the coal.

Words near posted the coal in the dictionary

  1. posteclosion
  2. posted
  3. posted off
  4. posted price
  5. posted prices
  6. posted the coal
  7. posted up
  8. postedit
  9. postedited
  10. postediting
  11. posteditor

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