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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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 be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..

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