Etymology
Origin of chark
1485–95; earlier charke cole, back formation from charcoal
Example Sentences
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For instance, when we were talking about sharks, she asked, "Is it shark or chark?"
From Time Magazine Archive
She asked in such a genuine and innocent manner, we all had to laugh and say, "It's chark, Sofia."
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Kelly rightly identifies Frodi with the sun-god Fro or Freyr, and observes that the magic mill is only another form of the fire-churn, or chark.
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske
This instrument is called a chark, and is still used in South Africa, 53 in Australia, in Sumatra, and among the Veddahs of Ceylon.
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske
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