chafer

Noun

chaf=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

chafer, n.

One who chafes. [1913 Webster]
A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. [1913 Webster]
"A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons." [1913 Webster]

chafer, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G këfer.].

A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer. [1913 Webster]

chafer, n. any of various large slow-moving beetles of the family Scarabeidae, esp. the cockchafer.

Etymology

OE ceafor, cefer f. Gmc