- chaf·ing dish
- /ˈʧeıfıŋ-/ noun, pl ⋯ dishes [count]: a dish that is used for cooking or warming food at the table
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chaf·ing dish
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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… … 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
