DCHP-1 Online
coal oil † 
a distillant of petroleum, used for heating, illumination, and various other purposes.
See also: kerosene oil
- 1860 (1861) The great number of impurities contained in the oils distilled from coals, whether from coal tar or crude coal oil, renders their purification somewhat difficult, expensive, and uncertain.
- 1966 . . . the editor . . . by the light of a coal oil lamp . . . set up line by line the announcement. . . .
- 1860 (1861) The great number of impurities contained in the oils distilled from coals, whether from coal tar or crude coal oil, renders their purification somewhat difficult, expensive, and uncertain.