coal dust

English

Noun

coal dust (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of coaldust.
    • 1956 February, W. A. Tuplin, “Hot Work on a "Star"”, in Railway Magazine, page 94:
      As she goes, you have a wash yourself, and although you will have to change your clothes to get rid of all the coal-dust, you are glad of soap and water and take it easy at last.