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chafery Metallurgy.|ˈtʃeɪfərɪ|
[prob. coming down from an earlier *chauferie, a. F. chaufferie in same sense, f. chauffer to heat; see chafe v. and -ery.]
(See quots.)
1663in Jrnl. Derbysh. Archæol. Soc. X. 35 Anvil, chafery bellows and wheels. 1679Plot Staffordsh. (1686) 163 The Forges..are of two sorts, one whereof they call the Finery, the other the Chafery. 1731Bailey, Chafery, one of the Forges in an Iron-Work. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic Gloss. 774. 1881 Raymond Mining Gloss., Chafery, a forge fire for reheating. |