Coaling
in theatrical slang, means telling phrases and speeches, as,
“My part is full of `coaling lines.' ” Coal being money, means profit,
whence coaling. (See p. 265, To Post The Goal ...)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Coaling from Fact Monster:
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