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kəul(a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) kull- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coalskullIsubst. \/kəʊl\/kull, kullstykkecarry coals to Newcastle gi bakerens barn brødhaul someone over the coals gi noen så ørene flagrerheap coals of fire on someone's head samle glødende kull på noens hodeIIverb \/kəʊl\/1) fylle (eller ta inn) kull, kulle, bunkre2) forkulle3) ( gruvedrift) grave etter kull, ta ut kull
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coal — See: CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE, HAUL OVER THE COALS or RAKE OVER THE COALS, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
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