charger pit (charjerpit)

Milit., a shelter pit to cover the horse of a mounted officer when exposed to the enemy's fire. Farrow, Mil. He complies with the terms of the conditions accepted by him, and is not chargeable with bad faith. Contemporary Rev., L. 16. 21. Expensive; costly; causing expense, and hence burdensome. suetes. Whereof ensued greate trobles, longe and chardgeble English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 302. Small boates be neither verie chargeable in makyng, nor verie oft in great ieopardie. Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 65. That we might not be chargeable to any of you. A bloody and chargeable civil war. 2 Thes. iii. 8. Burke. 3t. Weighty; involving care and trouble. Charles was at that time letted with chargeable busine . Fabyan.