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bovey coal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
bovey -coal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Bovey coal.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From its prevalence in the colliery at Bovey Tracey in Devon, England.

Usage

Synonyms

lignite particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey

Questions

What does bovey coal mean?
Synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.
Where does bovey coal come from?
From its prevalence in the colliery at Bovey Tracey in Devon, England.

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