n.
A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G këfer. ] (Zool.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species;
n. [ See Chafe, v. t. ] (Iron Works) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Chafer the beetle. ] (Zool.) A beetle of the genus