"nutty slack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌnʌti ˈslæk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌnʌti ˈslæk/ [General-American], [-ɾi-] [General-American]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From nutty (“containing nuts”) + slack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nutty|slack|notext=1|t1=containing nuts|type=endocentric}} nutty (“containing nuts”) + slack Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nutty slack (uncountable)
  1. (British, historical) A cheap fuel consisting of slack (“coal dust”) and nuts (“small lumps of coal”); unlike other solid fuels it was not rationed during the period after World War II. Wikipedia link: National Railway Museum Tags: British, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Coal Translations (cheap fuel consisting of slack and nuts): hiilipuru (Finnish), дро́бен ја́глен (dróben jáglen) [masculine] (Macedonian)

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