Coal-oil
noun, Older U.S. Use and Canadian.
1.
petroleum obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
2.
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noun
1.
(US & Canadian) petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
2.
a crude oil produced, together with coal gas, during the distillation of bituminous coal
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