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chore

noun
/t͡ʃɔː/UK/t͡ʃoɹ/US/t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ//t͡ʃɔɹ/US

Etymology

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.

  1. inherited from *gers-✻
  2. inherited from *karzijaną✻
  3. inherited from ċerr
  4. inherited from charr

Definitions

  1. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as…

    A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.

    • Before we moved in together, my partner and I divided up the chores: he cooks and vacuums, and I do the dishes and laundry.
    • The children were made to do their daily chores before being allowed to play games.

  2. A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

    • I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.

  3. To do chores.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To steal.

      • "Graham Reid's the thief. I saw him chore the sweeties. Bit naebody's gaun tae believe a spikkin boolie. ..."

    2. A choir or chorus.

      • On every wall, and sung where e'er I walk. I number these, as being of the chore

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Derived

choreboy, chore coat, choreful, chore horse, choreless, chorelike, choreman, choresome, chore wheel, chorewoman

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at chore. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at chore. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at chore

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA