
1) Coal dust 2) Coal dust, British style 3) Soot
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• (n.) Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven.
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Coom noun [ Confer German
kahm mold gathered on liquids, Dutch
kam , Swedish
kimrök pine soot, smoke black, Icelandic
kām grime, film of dirt.] Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven.
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soot; coal dust; smut. · dust, esp. sawdust or dust from a gristmill. · grease from bearings, axles, etc.
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