Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶CHARR, v. To push about, to jerk this way and that in short small movements, to tug.s.Sc. 1807 J. Skene Memories Sir W. Scott (1909) 37:
[Rats] charring the jiggot about over his head for hours.
[Poss. a nonce variant of Eng. jar, to jolt, or imit. merely. Cf. Chirr.]
