Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See collier.

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  • adjective comparative form of coaly: more coaly

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Examples

  • "I know one thing," answered Cap'n Jabez, "that if any coalier signals me in the channel, I'll see her in hell first" He slipped his smooth, warm knife into his pocket, and walked out of the store amid a general silence.

    Dr. Breen's Practice William Dean Howells 1878

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