coal (heaver) n.
a coin of small value, usu. a penny.
(con. WWI) Soldier and Sailor Words in DSUE (1984). | ||
Thieves Slang ms list from District Police Training Centre, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwicks n.p.: Coal heaver: Penny. | ||
Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 51/1: Coal heaver Stiver (a penny), late 19C. Reduced to coal, and misspelt cole. |