Hypertext Webster Gateway: "charger"
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.
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) 1.7 (wn)
charger
n 1: formerly a strong horse ridden into battle
2: a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn: {battery
charger}]
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