\Chaf"er\, 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 k["e]fer.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to
other species; as, the rose chafer.