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collier (n.)
[collier 词源字典]
late 13c.,
collere
"charcoal maker and seller," agent noun from Middle English
col
(see
coal
). They were notorious for cheating their customers. Sense of "ship for hauling coal" is from 1620s.
[collier etymology, collier origin, 英语词源]