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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.

Definition 2024


chafer

chafer

English

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

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

Etymology 2

Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

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

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