coal scuttle

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coal scuttle (plural coal scuttles)

2. A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:

     He wanted to see less marshalling of trains, and a move away from a culture that allowed 85% of a wagon's life to be spent "empty, being used as storage bins for goods or in sidings as coal scuttles".

4. Ellipsis of coal scuttle helmet.

• “coal scuttle”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “coal scuttle”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “coal scuttle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.