bovey coal
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Bovey coal¹
Where it comes from
From its prevalence in the colliery at Bovey Tracey in Devon, England.
noun bovey coal
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Synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.
Similar: lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey
bovey coal²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Bovey coal This invaluable mineral abounds in China; in the province of Pe-tche-le is found a species of graphite: that exposed for sale in the towns along the banks of the Yang-tse-kiang resembles cannel-coal; and, in the vicinity of the Po-yang lake, a description having the character of bovey coal prevails.
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