chaf|ing dish

chaf|ing dish
chaf|ing dish «CHAY fihng»,
1. a pan with a heater under it, used to cook food at the table or to keep it warm. It usually consists of two pans in a frame over a small alcohol lamp or the like. The upper pan is covered and fits into the lower, in which hot water is put.
2. a vessel to hold burning charcoal or other fuel, for heating anything placed upon it; a portable grate.

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  • chaf·ing dish — /ˈʧeıfıŋ / noun, pl ⋯ dishes [count] : a dish that is used for cooking or warming food at the table …   Useful english dictionary

  • chafing dish — chaf′ing dish [[t]ˈtʃeɪ fɪŋ[/t]] n. coo a metal pan mounted atop a heating device for preparing or warming food at the table • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • Chafing dish — Chafing Chaf ing, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster] {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chafingdish — chaf·ing dish (chāʹfĭng) n. A metal dish or pan mounted above a heating device and used to cook food or keep it warm at the table. * * * …   Universalium

  • Chafing — Chaf ing, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster] {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chafing gear — Chafing Chaf ing, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster] {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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