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coal oil†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a distillant of petroleum, used for heating, illumination, and various other purposes.
See: kerosene oil
Quotations
1860
The great number of impurities contained in the oils distilled from coals, whether from coal tar or crude coal oil, renders their purification somewhat difficult, expensive, and uncertain.
1966
. . . the editor . . . by the light of a coal oil lamp . . . set up line by line the announcement. . . .