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Chafer :: Chafer (n.) One who chafes.

Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer..

Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.

Worry :: Worry (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries..

Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.

Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..

Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..

Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..

Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..

Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..

Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..

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