4 entries under this word

Char

Châr or Châre, n.

noun

n. [A-S. cerr, cyrr, turn, bending, time, occasion, business, from cerran, cirran, cyrran, to turn, O. Sax. kerian, O. H. Ger. cheran, keran, M. H. Ger. keren, N. H. Ger. kehren. Cf. Ir. car, turn, twist, bending.] Work done by the day; a single job, or task. See CHORE. [Eng.] When thou hast done this chare, I give thee leave to play. Shak.

Châre, v.

verb

v. Nares. That char is chared, as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband. Old Proverb.

Châr or Châre, v. i.

verbintransitive

To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.

Châre, n.

noun

A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

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Chär, n.p. 218noun(Ichth.) A species of salmon inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In the United States, the Salmo fontinalis, or brook trout, has sometimes been called char.
Châr, v. t.p. 218verbtransitiveTo perform; to do.
Châr, v. t.p. 218verbtransitiveTo burn or reduce to coal or carbon; to reduce to charcoal by expelling all volatile matter; to burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood. 2. To work or hew, as stone. Oxf. Gloss.