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char [ chaar ]


noun  (plural chars)
Definition:
 
domestic 
Same as  charwoman




intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular chars, present participle charring, past and past participle charred)
Definition:
 
do paid housework: to do people's housework, especially cleaning, for pay ( dated informal )

[ Old English cierran 'to turn' < Germanic]
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