Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Chafer
Chaf′er (chā′fẽr), n. 1. One who chafes.
2. A vessel for heating water; — hence, a dish or pan.
A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. Baker.
Chaf′er, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G këfer.] (Zoöl.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.