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語源

From 中期英語 colmetere, equivalent to coal +‎ meter (“one who measures”).

名詞

coal-meter (plural coal-meters)

1. (UK, now chiefly historical) A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment.

参照

• “coal-meter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• alcometer, latecomer, metalcore

参考

• parking meter