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Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..

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..

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.

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

Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.

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

Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.

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

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 vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

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