Definition of "coal-box" []

• A box for holding coal. (noun)
• A buggy with high side-panels, cut down forward of the seat as low as possible and originally without a top. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Clutching the woodwork of the galley for support, — and I confess the grease with which it was scummed put my teeth on edge, — I reached across a hot cooking-range to the offending utensil, unhooked it, and wedged it securely into the coal-box."
• "I put the shovel away and calmly sat down on the coal-box facing him."
• "No fire was laid, only a few scraps of torn paper and the bowl of a broken corn-cob pipe were visible behind the bars, and in the corner and rather thrust away was an angular japanned coal-box with a damaged hinge."