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

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

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 passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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