BO'VEY-COAL, noun Brown lignite, an inflammable fossil, resembling, in many of its properties, bituminous wood. Its structure is a little slaty; its cross fracture, even or conchoidal, with a resinous luster, somewhat shining. It is brittle, burns with a weak flame, and exhales an odor, which is generally disagreeable.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.