- gathering-coal
- gathˈering-coal or gathˈering-peat nounA coal, or peat, put into a fire to keep it alive until morning• • •Main Entry: ↑gather
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Gathering coal — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gathering coal — noun : a large lump of coal left smothered in embers to hold a fire (as during the night) * * * gathering coal, a large lump of coal or peat banked with embers at night to keep the fire until morning … Useful english dictionary
Gathering — Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a lighted coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gathering board — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gathering hoop — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gathering peat — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gathering peat — noun 1. : a peat used as a gathering coal 2. : a fiery peat formerly sent round by the Scottish borderers as an alarm signal compare fiery cross … Useful english dictionary
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