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Quotation dates: 1845
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DIAMOND COAL, n. comb. (See quot.); “still seen in coal-merchants' advertisements” (Slg.3 1940).Edb. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 I. 559:
The fifth is the diamond coal, which lies about thirty yards below the bed of the preceding [beefy coal], and about 4½ in thickness where it occurs.
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