Coalers

As they marched past old coal pits where charcoal kilns were fired every autumn, the cross-beaks twisted their hooked bills, and asked one another what kind of coalers these might be who were now thronging the forest. ❋ Unknown (1911)

Lehigh Valley, Ontario & Western, Erie, and Delaware & Hudson are popularly known as "coalers" because the larger part of their eastern business consists in carrying anthracite coal. ❋ Unknown (1895)

If a Navajo youth takes action against the destruction of his homeland by coalers -- will we put him in prison? ❋ Subhankar Banerjee (2011)

I think after the midterm election we entered a defensive phase in the climate change campaign, meaning we need to protect our goalpost from the dirty energy opponents -- Arctic oilers, mountaintop coalers, tar sanders, gas frackers -- from scoring goals after goals. ❋ Subhankar Banerjee (2010)

The business of legitimate charcoal-manufacture is also largely practised in the Pines, although the growing value of wood interferes sadly with the coalers. ❋ Various (N/A)

One can see such coalers any day -- black as smut, grimed from prow to stern, with workmen almost black shovelling coal or hoisting tackling -- pushing in and out among the statelier craft of any seaport. ❋ Unknown (1903)

By the time they arrived in Genoa, late at night, both compared favorably with the coalers in the harbor of Naples. ❋ Harold MacGrath (1901)

As for the people who did the work of the Port -- the loading and the unloading -- those whom now we call the stevedores, coalers, dockers, lightermen, and watermen, they lived in the narrow lanes and crowded courts above and about Thames Street. ❋ Walter Besant (1868)

I was showd up to the visters gallary, so as I culd get a good vue of the fite wot was goin on tween the grangers and coalers. ❋ Metta Victoria Fuller Victor (1858)

A small, glowing coal chamber assists in heating the spinning surface above it and also imparts that smoky coal-oven flavor you've come to know and love at the legendary coalers in Coney Island (Totonno's), East Harlem (Patsy's), and, yes, Soho (Lomardi's). ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Then I'll get on a ship-I hear they always want strong young men to work on the coalers. ❋ Follett, Ken (1995)

I recognize your trouble, and it is most unfortunate, -- but there seems to be a shortage of coalers just now. " ❋ Robert Herrick (1903)