Chaf"er (?), n. 1.
One who chafes.
2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence,
a dish or pan.
A chafer of water to cool the ends of the
irons.
Baker.
Chaf"er, n. [AS. ceafor;
akin to D. kever, G këfer.]
(Zoöl.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The
name is also applied to other species; as, the rose
chafer.