coals

Two bowls were set before the infant—one containing gold and jewels, the other hot coals.

The Lexington Herald-Leader sure did, raking McConnell over the coals Wednesday.

How many male candidates have been raked over the coals because their ex-wives have full custody?

Because they were the ones “raking in the coals,” they were nicknamed “rakers.”

All these congressmen would have come out and held him over the coals.

She was boiling mullets over a few red coals in the huge fireplace.

The coals for the smiths I have also ordered, and the same for the engine to fork the first lift.

The Greenwich high-pressure puffer-engine did fourteen millions of duty with a bushel of coals, 84 lbs.

They slept, or appeared to sleep, for some time; nobody stirring but Barney, who rose once or twice to throw coals upon the fire.

This week I put another to wind coals at this place, a 10-horse power, which works very well.