'Chafer' definitions:

Definition of 'Chafer'

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  • Chafer \Chaf"er\, n.
  • 1. One who chafes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. [1913 Webster]
  • A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. --Baker. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chafer'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'chafer'

From: 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. [1913 Webster] Cockcrow

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