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CHAUFFER
Etymology 1
Noun
chauffer (plural chauffers)
A small, portable stove
A chafing dish
(chemistry) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
Etymology 2
Noun
chauffer (plural chauffers)
Misspelling of chauffeur.
Verb
chauffer (third-person singular simple present chauffers, present participle chauffering, simple past and past participle chauffered)
Misspelling of chauffeur.
Source: Wiktionary
Chauf"fer, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chauffoir a kind of stone, fr. chauffer to heat. See Chafe.] (Chem.)
Definition: A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottem, and an open top.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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