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Definition of Chark
1. n. Charcoal; a cinder.
2. v. t. To burn to a coal; to char.
Definition of Chark
1. Noun. Charcoal; coke. ¹
2. Noun. A pointed stick, which when placed with the point against another piece of wood, and spun rapidly in alternate directions with the aid of attached cords, produces enough heat by friction to create a fire; a fire-drill. ¹
3. Noun. (US Alaska) A wine glass. ¹
4. Noun. A variety of hunting bird. ¹
5. Verb. To reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine. ¹
6. Verb. (Scotland) To make a grating sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chark
1. to char [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: char
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chark
Literary usage of Chark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"After having been exhibited for about half an Tarring hour, and having made many
acknowledgments of at chark'ston- their erime, they were conducted home, ..."
2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1850)
"Mr. Walpole has been very happy in discovering a manuscript on parchment, purporting
to be a warrant of chark-s I. directing the revival of the march ..."
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