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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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