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

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..

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

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..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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