I. cha·fer ˈchāfə(r), -af-, -aif- noun
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Etymology: Middle English cheaffer, from Old English ceafor; akin to Old High German kevar beetle, Old English ceafl jowl — more at jowl
: any of various beetles of Scarabaeidae and closely related families especially of large or medium size, clumsy in flight, and slow in movement (as the june beetle, the rose chafer, and especially the cockchafer)
II. chafer noun
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Etymology: Middle English chaufour, modification of Middle French chaufoire, from chaufer to warm — more at chafe
obsolete : a portable grate : chafing dish
III. chaf·er ˈchāfə(r) noun
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Etymology: chafe (I) + -er
: a strip of rubberized fabric covering the bead of a tire as a protection from chafing against the rim