ALL meanings of carry coals to newcastle
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C c - noun carry coals to newcastle 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas. 1
- noun carry coals to newcastle Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne [noo-kas-uh l-uh-pon-tahyn, -uh-pawn-, -kah-suh l-, nyoo-] /ˈnuˌkæs əl əˌpɒnˈtaɪn, -əˌpɔn-, -ˌkɑ səl-, ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA). a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center. 1
- noun carry coals to newcastle a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia. 1
- noun carry coals to newcastle a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario. 1
- idioms carry coals to newcastle carry coals to Newcastle, to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity. to do something wholly unnecessary. 1
- verb carry coals to newcastle (Idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant. 0