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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chare \Chare\ (ch[^a]r), n.
   A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. 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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