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Webster 1913 Edition

Chaffern

Chaf′fern

,
Noun.
[See
Chafe
,
Verb.
T.
]
A vessel for heating water.
[Obs.]
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chaffern

CHAFFERN

,
Noun.
A vessel for heating water.

Definition 2024

chaffern

chaffern

English

Noun

chaffern ‎(plural chafferns)

  1. (obsolete) A vessel for heating water.
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Etymology

See chafe.

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