English Explanatory Dictionary

sell coal to Newcastle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of carry coals to Newcastle.

Word forms

sell coal to Newcastle sells coal to Newcastle selling coal to Newcastle sold coal to Newcastle

Etymology

First recorded in 1538.

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