Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chafer"
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}.
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