Meaning
To make charcoal ('coal') by slow-burning wood under a covering of earth in a smouldering kiln or pit — a hard, hot, smoky rural livelihood. The 'coal burner' cuts and stacks wood, sets it to smoulder for days, then bags the charcoal to sell for cooking fuel. Burning coal is one of the traditional ways country people 'ketch a raise' (make a living) from the bush.
Examples
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Him burn coal inna di bush fi sell.
He makes charcoal in the bush to sell.
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Di coal burning tek days fi done.
The charcoal-burning takes days to finish.
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Dem bag up di coal an carry it a market.
They bag up the charcoal and carry it to market.
Origin
From 'burn' + 'coal' (charcoal); the trade of making charcoal from wood. See [[coal-pot]], [[cut-bush]].
How it’s used
To make charcoal by slow-burning wood; a rural livelihood. See [[coal-pot]], [[bush]].