Chafe

chāf, v.t. to make hot by rubbing: to fret or wear by rubbing: to cause to fret or rage (with against , at ).— v.i. to fret or rage.— n. heat caused by rubbing: rage: pa ion.— ns. Chaf′er ( obs. ), a chafing-dish, a saucepan; Chaf′ing-dish , a dish or ve el in which anything is made hot: a kind of portable grate; Chaf′ing-gear , mats, spun-yarn, battens, ., put upon the rigging and spars of a ship to prevent their being chafed. [Fr. chauffer —L. calefacĕre — calēre , to be hot, and facĕre , to make.]