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chargeur (1166)
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chargeur (1166)

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carkere;  charchour,  chargeour,  charger,  chargiour,  chargur,  charjour;  (chardour  Durham 549)  
  FEW:  carricare 2/i,418a Gdf:  chargeor 2,71a GdfC:  chargeor 9,48b TL: chargëor 2,262 DEAF:  chargier (chargeor)  DMF:  chargeur  TLF:  chargeur  OED:  charger n.1  MED:  chargeour n.  DMLBS:  carriator 289a

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1 ship. place where goods are loaded, jetty, quay, landing stage: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li marinier orent beu, N’ont pas lor dreit cors porveu; Del chargeor erent meu, Le tref aveient ja tendu  Rom de Rou wace ii 263.10179
2domesticimplementcharger, large flat dish for serving food: 
( 1344 )  […] cum 3 charchours  Durham 118
( 1347 )  .ij. bacyns et .ij. chargeors d’argent  Test Ebor i 43
( 1388-94; MS: s.xv1 )  cynk bacyns, cynk ewers, sys chargeours […]  Lett & Pet 193.134.11
( 1423 )  .vj. chargers d’argent, gravez en les bordures ovec […]  Rot Parl1 iv 223
( 1427 )  vessell de pewdre cum .ij. chargiour  Ripon i 330
( 1428-32 )  Item, cinq grans chargeurs d’argent blanc  Bedford Inventories C38
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1166 )  Wulgor le Carkere  Family Names Charker

See also:

charge  chargeable  chargealment  chargement  charger1  chargus 
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