chafe

• But while we applaud his determination in battling 26 miles of nipple-chafe, Reynolds is running for more than just a good cause. —  Gawker
• The break in the surface need not be visible as a chafe or scratch, but may be microscopic in size, so that the first sore seems to develop on what is, to all appearances, healthy surface. —  The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People
• At these words his horse began to chafe, and strike the pavement with his fore feet; the stranger seemed a little bewildered, and said "No home to-night," and, giving the reins to his horse, passed up the street, and I saw no more of him It was evident that the generation to which Peter Rugg belonged had passed away This was all the account of Peter Rugg I could obtain from Mrs. Croft; but she directed me to an elderly man, Mr. James Felt, who lived near her, and who had kept a record of the principal occurrences for the last fifty years. —  Famous Stories Every Child Should Know
• (Lord ARTHUR and I frequently do not speak for a week unless someone is present)--but I do not think these things should be made public, and besides, it is an unwritten law amongst "smart" people to avoid subjects that "chafe"--which sounds like an anachronism--whatever that means! —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 4, 1892
• This made him fume and chafe, and vent his passion in a thousand threats and curses, so strange and various that it is impossible to repeat them. —  The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites

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