Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small coal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: smal-l- -coal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Small fragments of coal; slack.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We first declare, that Gunpowder consisteth of three ingredients, Saltpetre, Small-coal, and Brimstone."

Usage

Inflected Forms

small coals (plural)

Questions

What does small coal mean?: Charcoal.

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