sea-coal facing

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sea-coal facing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea coal \Sea" coal`\
     Coal brought by sea; -- a name by which mineral coal was
     formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction
     from charcoal, which was brought by land.
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     Sea-coal facing (Founding), facing consisting of pulverized
        bituminous coal.
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