"roll coal" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rolls coal [present, singular, third-person], rolling coal [participle, present], rolled coal [participle, past], rolled coal [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll coal (third-person singular simple present rolls coal, present participle rolling coal, simple past and past participle rolled coal)
  1. (US, slang) To emit sooty exhaust fumes from a modified (diesel) engine (fad among anti-environmentalist American truck drivers). Wikipedia link: roll coal Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Automotive Related terms: coal-rolled, coal roller, coal-rolling, wet stacking

Inflected forms

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