chauffer

[ chaw-fer ]

/ ˈtʃɔ fər /

noun

a small, portable stove.

Origin of chauffer

1815–25; variant of obsolete chafer,Middle English chafer (see chafe, -er¹), probably influenced by + French chauffoir heater

Words nearby chauffer

chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra oil, Chaumont

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Example sentences from the Web for chauffer

The officer sat up beside the chauffer, Clayton slinging it into him every foot of the way to the station.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
The combustion tube with its charge is next placed in a furnace or chauffer of thin sheet iron (see middle figure above).
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
My chauffer cranked up the car and I took my place at the wheel.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
Clayton and Alfred were liberated, loaded into an auto, the chauffer ordered to drive slowly to the Work House.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

Chauffer, chaw′fėr, n. a metal box for holding fire, a portable furnace or stove.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chauffer

chauffer

chaufer

/ (ˈtʃɔːfə) /

noun

a small portable heater or stove

Word Origin for chauffer

C19: from French chauffoir, from chauffer to heat

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单词	chauffer
释义	chauffer [ chaw-fer ] / ˈtʃɔ fər / noun a small, portable stove. Origin of chauffer 1815–25; variant of obsolete chafer,Middle English chafer (see chafe, -er¹), probably influenced by + French chauffoir heater Words nearby chauffer chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra oil, Chaumont Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chauffer The officer sat up beside the chauffer, Clayton slinging it into him every foot of the way to the station. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field The combustion tube with its charge is next placed in a furnace or chauffer of thin sheet iron (see middle figure above). Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley My chauffer cranked up the car and I took my place at the wheel. The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar\|Maurice Leblanc Clayton and Alfred were liberated, loaded into an auto, the chauffer ordered to drive slowly to the Work House. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field Chauffer, chaw′fėr, n. a metal box for holding fire, a portable furnace or stove. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chauffer chauffer chaufer / (ˈtʃɔːfə) / noun a small portable heater or stove Word Origin for chauffer C19: from French chauffoir, from chauffer to heat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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