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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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Chafer \Chaf"er\, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G k[89]fer.] (Zo[94]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]: | |
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Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo[94]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {M. vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. | |
