Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a small furnace, a cylindrical box of sheet-iron, open at the top, with a grating near the bottom. See
chafer , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry A
table stove or smallfurnace , usually acylindrical box ofsheet iron , with agrate at the bottom, and an open top.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Kathy suspects Jason killed George, his personal secretary, when he saw them speaking, and when the body of the chauffer is found, she and Allan are convinced Jason did that as well.
Dec. 30th, 2008 - Issue 0.030 z0mbieastronaut 2008
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My limo is an old Nissan Pathfinder; my chauffer is a handsome man I've been riding with for nigh on to fifty years.
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My limo is an old Nissan Pathfinder; my chauffer is a handsome man I've been riding with for nigh on to fifty years.
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My father is 'chauffer' to a sweet Japanese lady, Kazuko Sato.
Archive 2009-06-01 Molly Daniels 2009
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Get a job as Janice Hahn's "chauffer" after this Alvino, so she can legitimately park in those blue parking spots.
Explain This To Me 2007
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She's full of mischief, and she got into this carriage at the junction without my seeing what class it was, or I would never have allowed her to do such a thing as arrive here third, with you to meet her, and the "chauffer" and all, 'said Horatia's maid.
Sarah's School Friend May Baldwin
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As a result, the trier of fact did not err in his finding that Whorton made contributions (such as chauffer, bodyguard, secretary, and business partner), apart from sexual services, which provided independent consideration for Dillingham's promises pertaining to financial support and property rights.
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Pour cacher mon fou-rire, je pars faire chauffer du lait; j'apporte le beurre et des tartines de pain tout juste grillé.
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Pour cacher mon fou-rire, je pars faire chauffer du lait; j'apporte le beurre et des tartines de pain tout juste grillé.
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Holler operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln with his chauffer acting a bit like is secretary though he is a former client who owes Holler.
Carole Mallory: Hire the Lincoln Lawyer! Carole Mallory 2011
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