The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Char \Char\, Chare \Chare\, v. i.
To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant;
to do small jobs.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Char \Char\, n. [OE. cherr, char a turning, time, work, AS.
cerr, cyrr, turn, occasion, business, fr. cerran, cyrran, to
turn; akin to OS. k["e]rian, OHG. ch["e]ran, G. kehren. Cf.
Chore, Ajar.]
Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore.
[Written also chare.] [Eng.]
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When thou hast done this chare, I give thee leave
To play till doomsday. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Char \Char\, Chare \Chare\, v. t. [See 3d Char.]
1. To perform; to do; to finish. [Obs.] --Nores.
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Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she
had hanged her husband. --Old Proverb.
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2. To work or hew, as stone. --Oxf. Gloss.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chare \Chare\ (ch[^a]r), n.
A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chare \Chare\, n. & v.
A chore; to chore; to do. See Char.
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