chafer
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.
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chafer (plural chafers)
- One who chafes.
- A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
- 1643, Richard Baker, Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Romans' Government unto the Death of King James:
- A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.
- A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
- 1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Mar[lowe], The Tragicall Historie of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. […], London: […] Iohn Wright, […], published 1616 (1631 reprint), →OCLC, page [21]:
- Enter Mephoſtophilis with the Chafer of fire. / Meph. See Fauſtus here is fire, ſet it on.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.
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chafer (plural chafers)
- Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
- c. 1803, William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” in the Pickering Manuscript:
- He who torments the Chafers sprite
Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night
- He who torments the Chafers sprite
- c. 1803, William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” in the Pickering Manuscript:
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a type of beetle
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chafer
- Alternative form of chaufour