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chark.

Charcoal; coke.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/
  1. Charcoal; coke.

    countable · uncountable
  2. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A wine glass.

    US · countable · uncountable
  4. A Middle Eastern falcon, probably the lanner.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

A back-formation from charcoal (interpreted as chark coal).

verb/t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/
  1. To reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine.

Where this word comes from

A back-formation from charcoal (interpreted as chark coal).

verb/t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/
  1. To make a grating sound.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Cognate with Scots chork, from Middle English charken, cherkin, from Old English ċearcian, variant of cracian (“to resound, make an abrasive sound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crack, crackle; to shriek”). Doublet of chirk, crack, and crake.

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