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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Charger \Char"ger\, n. 1. One who or that which charges. 2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge. 3. A large dish. [Obs.] Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. 4. A horse for battle or parade. --Macaulay. And furious every charger neighed. --Campbell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: charger n : formerly a strong horse ridden into battle From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Charger a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Num. 7:13, etc.). The charger" in which the Baptist's head was presented was a platter or flat wooden trencher (Matt. 14:8, 11; Mark 6:25, 28). The chargers of gold and silver of Ezra 1:9 were probably basins for receiving the blood of sacrifices.
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