CHORE, noun In America, this word denotes small work of a domestic kind, as distinguished from the principal work of the day. It is generally used in the plural, chores, which includes the daily or occasional business of feeding cattle and other animals, preparing fuel, sweeping the house, cleaning furniture, etc. [See Char.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.