boghead coal

noun

bog·​head coal

ˈbägˌhed-

variants or less commonly boghead

often capitalized B

: a cannel coal in which algal remains predominate and which is valuable as a source of paraffin oils and gas

Word History

Etymology

from Boghead, West Lothian, Scotland

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