"gathering coal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gathering coals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gathering coal (plural gathering coals)
  1. A lighted coal left smothered in embers overnight, about which kindling wood is gathered in the morning.
    Sense id: en-gathering_coal-en-noun-Te4wUdYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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