char-ring

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Definitions of char-ring word

verb with object char-ring to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair. 1
verb without object char-ring to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs. 1
noun char-ring a charwoman. 1
noun char-ring a task, especially a household chore. 1
noun char-ring chars, odd jobs, especially of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day. 1

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

1670-80; apparently extracted from charcoal; see chark

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".