noun
Origin: ME char cole; prob. < charren, to turn (see chare) + cole, coal (hence, lit., wood turned to coal)
transitive verb
See charcoal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English charcol
Origin: : char (perhaps from Old French charbon, from Latin carbō; see carbon)
Origin: + col, charcoal, coal; see coal
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