/chawr, chohr/ , n.
1. a small or odd job; routine task.
2. chores , the everyday work around a house or farm.
3. a hard or unpleasant task: Solving the problem was quite a chore.
[ 1375-1425; late ME char, OE cyrr, var. of CIERR, CERR CHAR 3 ]
Syn. 1. duty, work, errand, stint. 1, 2 . See task .