choffer

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

Etymology 1

Noun

choffer (plural choffers)

1. Alternative form of chauffer (“heating device”)
   • 1838, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, page 541:

     But the fact is not adverted to, that, after the chamber has been warmed, the choffer is removed or extinguished.

Etymology 2

Noun

choffer (plural choffers)

1. (rare, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of chauffeur.
   • 1910, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:

     He had some very amusing experiences, one son of toil confidentially informing him that "choffers" cannot afford a penny rise on a loaf any more […]