chauffer
C1
noun
verb
Freq #57729
Meanings
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1
noun
A small, portable stove.
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2
noun
A chafing dish.
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3
noun
A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
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4
noun
Misspelling of chauffeur.
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5
verb
Misspelling of chauffeur.
Etymology
Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.
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