noun
- a box or container used for storing coal, typically kept indoors or near a fireplace
Usage: chiefly British; historical
Examples
- The maid filled the coalbox each morning to keep the parlor fire burning.
- An ornate brass coalbox sat beside the Victorian fireplace.
- During winter, the coalbox needed to be refilled several times a week.
- The old coalbox in the basement was no longer used after the house switched to central heating.