chafer

[ chey-fer ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ fər /

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noun

any scarabaeid beetle.

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Origin of chafer

before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver,Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer

Words nearby chafer

chaetognath, chaetophorous, chaetopod, chaetotaxy, chafe, chafer, chafeweed, chaff, chaffer, chaffinch, chaffy

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How to use chafer in a sentence

I am not such a heel-chafer as an old leather shoe in spring.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
A single eye in his head, as broad as an oxhide, as black as a chafer, with three pupils therein.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various
Wide as an oxhide was the single eye protruding from his forehead, with seven pupils therein, which were black as a chafer.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various
The chafer was associated with the sun in Egypt, the broken egg engaged the attention of the thinking in Tibet.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein

A dark brown fly somewhat resembling the 'chafer replaced the stretcher.
Fishing With The Fly|Charles F. Orvis and Others

British Dictionary definitions for chafer

chafer

/ (ˈtʃeɪfə) /

noun

any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer

Word Origin for chafer

Old English ceafor; related to Old Saxon kevera, Old High German chevar

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