chauffer

noun

chauf·​fer

ˈchȯfə(r)

plural -s

: a portable stove usually with a grate at the bottom and an open top

Word History

Etymology

alteration (probably influenced by French chauffer to heat, warm, from Old French chaufer) of chafer entry 2

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