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Webster 1913 Edition


Chafer

Chaf′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who chafes.
2.
A vessel for heating water; – hence, a dish or pan.
A
chafer
of water to cool the ends of the irons.
Baker.

Chaf′er

,
Noun.
[AS.
ceafor
; akin to D.
kever
, G
këfer
.]
(Zool.)
A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species;
as, the rose
chafer
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chafer

CHAFER

,
Noun.
One who chafes.

CHAFER

,
Noun.
An insect, a species of Scarabaeus, or beetle.