post the coal en · VERB
Meanings
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(obsolete, slang) To lay money on a contest.
Upon Jagellon they who post the coal / Back one who stands, by race, head of the Pole.
1877, Punch/The London Charivari, volume LXXII, page 244:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| posted the coal | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| posted the coal | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| posts the coal | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| posting the coal | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |