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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Chafer

· Chaf·er · IPA
01 n. One who chafes.
  1. 1.
    One who chafes.
  2. 2.
    A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan.
    “A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.” — Baker.
02 n. A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.
  1. 1.
    A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.(Zool.)