Parrot-coal.

A name given to anthracite because of the crackling or chattering noise it makes when burnt.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Parlous
Parmenianists
Parmesan
Parnassos (Greek), Parnassus (Latin)
Parochial
Parody
Parole (French)
Parolles
Parr
Parricide
Parrot-coal
Parsees
Parsley
Parson
Parson Adams
Parson Bate
Parson Trulliber
Parsons (Walter)
Part
Part
Partant pour la Syrie