[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chafe \chafe\ ch=af, v. t. imp.  p. p. chafed
   ch=aft; p pr.  vb. n. chafing. oe. chaufen to warm,
   of. chaufer, f. chauffer, fr. l. calefacere, calfacere, to
   make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. see
   caldron.
   1. to excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to
      stimulate and make warm.
      1913 webster

            to rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
      1913 webster

            her intercession chafed him.          --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
      1913 webster

            two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to
            prevent its being chafed.             --sir w.
                                                  scott.

   syn: to rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.
        1913 webster
see also:
chafed chafing caldron 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chafing \chaf"ing\, n. see chafe, v. t.
   the act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by
   rubbing.
   1913 webster

   chafing dish, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or
      for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by
      hot water; a portable grate for coals.

   chafing gear naut., any material used to protect sails,
      rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to
      friction.
      1913 webster
see also:
chafe chafing dish chafing gear 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chafing
     n : soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

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