culm
/ˈkʌlm/
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词源链
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culm
词源说明
From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales.
释义
名词noun
- 1Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
- 2The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved.
- 3Anthracite, especially when found in small masses.