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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