Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes. 2. (v. t.) Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement.

Multi-Version Concordance Charcoal (3 Occurrences) John 18:18 Now because it was cold the servants and the police had lighted a charcoal fire, and were standing and warming themselves; and Peter too remained with them, standing and warming himself. (WEY NAS RSV) John 21:9 As soon as they landed, they saw a charcoal fire burning there, with fish broiling on it, and bread close by. (WEY NAS RSV) Proverbs 26:21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started. (See NAS RSV NIV)