colloq. [combines sb. use of prec. with dim. forms in -Y; cf. bricky, chummy.] A coal-heaver.

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1860.  Sala, in All Y. Round, No. 55. 119/1. The coalies, who are the fortissimi of the Precinct, touch their sou’westers to him as he glides about.

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1889.  Daily Tel., 27 Aug., 5/4. The strike … has now extended to all the riverside employés, including ‘coaleys,’ ‘lumpers,’ stevedores [etc.].

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