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Webster 1913 Edition


Chafing

Chaf′ing

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Noun.
[See
Chafe
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Verb.
T.
]
The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
Chafing dish
,
a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals.
Chafing gear
(Naut.)
,
any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chafing

CHAFING

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ppr.
Heating or fretting by friction.

Definition 2024


chafing

chafing

English

Verb

chafing

  1. present participle of chafe

Noun

chafing (plural chafings)

  1. The act by which something is chafed.
    • 1853, The Popular Educator: Volume 3 (page 325)
      The constant and irresistible pressure of such a ponderous mass in motion must occasion certain rubbings and chafings against the rugged bottoms and projecting sides of the rocks amid which they move.

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