English Explanatory Dictionary

nutty slack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cheap fuel consisting of slack (“coal dust”) and nuts (“small lumps of coal”); unlike other solid fuels it was not rationed during the period after World War II.

Pronunciation

/ˌnʌti ˈslæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nutty slack.wav [-ɾi-]

Word forms

nutty slack

Etymology

From nutty (“containing nuts”) + slack.

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