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

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

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

Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.

Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..

Chafery :: Chafery (v. t.) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars..

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

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..

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..

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground..

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

Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.

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

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

Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

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

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

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