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

Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.

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

Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.

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

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

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..

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

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

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

Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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