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chafer.

One who chafes.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One who chafes.

  2. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.

  3. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.

noun
  1. Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

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