vbl. sb.1 The action of the vb. CHAR; burning to charcoal. Also attrib.
1802. Playfair, Illustr. Hutton. The., 130. The charring of the coal in their vicinity.
1823. J. Badcock, Dom. Amusem., 24. Charcoal might be started at once from its charring place to close vessels.
1878. E. A. Parkes, Man. Pract. Hygiene, i. (ed. 5), 31. The charring of the Casks was more effectual than the immersion [of pieces of charcoal].
Charring vbl. sb.2, var. of CHARING.
