chafer

English

Etymology 1

chafe +‎ -er

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-Germanic *kebrô (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer and rose chafer

Translations

a type of beetle

Maori: tūtae ruru

Anagrams

Fráech

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