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chafer
CIDE DICTIONARY
chafer, n.
- One who chafes. [1913 Webster]
- A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. [1913 Webster]"A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons." [1913 Webster]
chafer, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G këfer.].
A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chafer, n. any of various large slow-moving beetles of the family Scarabeidae, esp. the cockchafer.
Etymology
OE ceafor, cefer f. Gmc
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