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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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