chauffer

[ chaw-fer ]

noun
  1. a small, portable stove.

Origin of chauffer

1
1815–25; variant of obsolete chafer,Middle English chafer (see chafe, -er1), probably influenced by + French chauffoir heater

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chauffer

chaufer

/ (ˈtʃɔːfə) /


noun
  1. a small portable heater or stove

Origin of chauffer

1
C19: from French chauffoir, from chauffer to heat

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