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coal scuttle

noun

Definitions

  1. A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on…

    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".

  2. Ellipsis of coal scuttle helmet.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA