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chafe, chafes, chafed, chafing (verbs)
1. To warm something, especially the hands or other parts of the body, by rubbing.
2. Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction.
3. To annoy, irritate, or provoking someone.
4. To become sore or worn by rubbing, or to make something sore or worn in this way.
5. To rub something, causing friction.
6. Etymology: from Latin calefacere, "to make hot, to make warm"; from calere, "to be warm".
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chafing dish
A metal dish or pan mounted above a heating device and used to cook food or to keep it warm at the table.
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