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culm (1)
culm [ kulm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mine waste: waste from a coal mine
2. shale with coal: shale that contains much coal
3. inferior anthracite: anthracite coal of poor quality
[14th century. Probably < Old English col (see coal)]
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