ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chafer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chafer is a noun meaning One who chafes.

Meaning

One who chafes.

More Meanings

  1. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
  2. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
  3. Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.

Example Sentences

A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.
He who torments the Chafers sprite Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night
Enter Mephoſtophilis with the Chafer of fire. / Meph. See Fauſtus here is fire, ſet it on.

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Related dictionary entries include beetles, grubs, chaffer, chider, chortler, quizzer.

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