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  • adjective Without coal.

Etymologies

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coal +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Strand by strand, knot by knot, through the coalless winter, she exposed the vast net of government control which had been woven in his absence.

    The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

  • We of the Navy, coalless and probably by that time rumless as well, will rush blindly from our harbours, our masts decked with

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 Various

  • The prospect of a coalless winter alarmed political leaders and citizens in general.

    The New Nation William E. [Editor] Dodd 1912

  • A small fire burned in the grate, a bit of grateful warmth in almost coalless Paris.

    Face to Face with Kaiserism 1909

  • It was a sad day for him when, after a couple of months 'snug lying, he had to betake himself to his attic under the roof, where he shivered in the coalless city.

    The Mountebank William John Locke 1896

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