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English : variant spelling of Chaffin.
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n.
Anything used to prevent chafing.
v. t.
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
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Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.
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A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.
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A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children.
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A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.
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The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
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Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.
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A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
p pr. & vb. n.
of Chafe
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A bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between spars, or the like.
v. t.
The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
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To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving.
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A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.
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The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.
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A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with.
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Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.