Etymology

chauffer

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Today it means: A small, portable stove. Full definition →

French chauffoir
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The story

  1. French · derived fromchauffoir
  2. English todaychauffer

Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.

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