chare

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chare, char †turn (in various senses) OE.; turn of work, odd job, esp. of household work (cf. CHORE) XIV. OE. ċerr, WS. ċierr, rel. to ċierran turn away or aside, whence chare, char vb. †turn OE.; †do or accomplish (a job) XVI; (from the sb.) do odd turns of work XVIII.

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