soft coal

Origin of soft coal

First recorded in 1780–90

We do not know the prevailing royalty rates, we do not know whether or not there is a soft-coal trust.

The Coming of Coal |Robert W. Bruere
They were all of wood—heated by soft-coal stoves and lighted by coal-oil lamps.

In a Little Town |Rupert Hughes
The hejira of the English-speaking soft-coal miners shows what must happen when low-standard men undercut high-standard men.

The Old World in the New |Edward Alsworth Ross
And, quite incidentally, the soft-coal smoke in a very dirty tunnel through the crest of the Blue Ridge.

Our Railroads To-Morrow |Edward Hungerford

The study, where the three men seated themselves before a soft-coal fire, was the study of a lawyer just beginning to practise.

The Lesser Bourgeoisie |Honore de Balzac

soft coal

another name for bituminous coal