Definitions

1. noun

A unit of volume, especially in Scotland, equal to 219 liters or 7.8 pecks.

“The farmer measured the grain in coul before storing it in the barn.”

2. noun

A small stream or channel of water.

“The hikers followed the coul as it flowed through the valley.”

3. verb

To extract or get oil from a well, especially by hand.

“The workers coul the oil from the ancient well.”