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A modification of chafer (“vessel for heating water”) after words like cistern and lantern.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chaffern
Today it means: A vessel for heating water. Full definition →
Today it means: A vessel for heating water. Full definition →
A modification of chafer (“vessel for heating water”) after words like cistern and lantern.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.