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chafer

noun

Etymology

From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

  1. derived from calefactōrium
  2. derived from chaufour
  3. inherited from chaufour

Definitions

  1. One who chafes.

  2. A vessel for heating water

    A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.

    • A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.

  3. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.

    • Enter Mephoſtophilis with the Chafer of fire. / Meph. See Fauſtus here is fire, ſet it on.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

      • He who torments the Chafers sprite Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA