What does "chafer" mean?
Chafer: A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. Baker.
Additional senses
- 2.A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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