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chafer |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chafer \Chaf"er\, n. 1. One who chafes. 2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence a dish or pan. A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. --Baker. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chafer \Chaf"er\, n. [AS. ceafor akin to D. kever, G k["e]fer.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as the rose chafer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo["o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {M. vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}.