charryn.
colloquial.
= char-à-banc n. Cf. chara n.2, sharry n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > hired coach > charabanc
char-à-banc1816
sharry1923
charry1926
chara1928
sharrer1934
1926 Brit. Weekly 1 July 267/2 The motor-omnibus..is another formidable competitor to the ‘charry’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
charryadj.
/ˈtʃɑːri/ Of the nature of charcoal or a charred substance.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > burnt > to carbon
charry1786
charred1794
carbonated1796
carbonized1800
carbonified1803
charked1870
1786 Edinb. New Dispensatory (1791) 58 The residuum [of the bitumen] is a charry matter.
1792 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 49/2 Casks fired in the making, till a thin charry matter is formed over the whole internal surface of the staves, will preserve the water..sweet.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 712 At 428° it [Berberite] swells and leaves a charry residue, having a strong metallic lustre.
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