Here we had a great box placed for wood, and a barrel for coal, and another for kindlings; once a week these could be replenished as required, when the man came who "Chored" for us.
"We Girls: A Home Story"
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has an Chored, and of the condition in which they keep things alow and aloft?"
"The Red Rover"
James Fenimore Cooper
Why did he labor for gold in the Gentile manner, when he could have Chored and cheated like a true-hearted black one?
"Red Money"
Fergus Hume