An archaic or variant spelling of charr; a northern freshwater fish similar to trout.
From Middle English charre, an older English spelling variant. This form appears in historical texts and some dialects. The spelling variation reflects the standardization of English spelling over the 18th and 19th centuries.
Fishing texts from the 1600s and 1700s use 'charre' while modern books use 'charr'—it's a perfect example of how English spelling standardized over time, with 'charr' becoming dominant even though both spellings referred to exactly the same fish!
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