Dry, light wood being placed at the bottom of the central shaft, it is kindled from one of the canals at the bottom, and the Charring is conducted as is usual in making wood coal.
"Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel"
Samuel William Johnson
It requires about 8 to 9 days to finish the Charring of a charge.
"Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel"
Samuel William Johnson
Every one of them goes sputtering up the side, or Charring up the middle, and tasting like tow soaked in saltpetre and tobacco juice.
"Tom Brown at Oxford"
Thomas Hughes