chaffwax

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noun

A chancery officer who prepared and fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. The job remained until the 19th century

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Meanings

nounchaffwax (plural chaffwaxes)

plural chaffwaxes · alternative chafewax · alternative chaff-wax

  1. UKhistoricallawA chancery officer who prepared and fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. The job remained until the 19th century
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APA

chaffwax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaffwax

MLA

“chaffwax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaffwax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaffwax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaffwax.

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