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Chafer
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.