Chafer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chafer \Chaf"er\, n.
     1. One who chafes.
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     2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan.
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              A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.
                                                    --Baker.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chafer \Chaf"er\, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G k["e]fer.]
     (Zool.)
     A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to
     other species; as, the rose chafer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zool.)
     A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha
     vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also {May bug},
     {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}.
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