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C — Cessionary to Chaffless (Part 6 of 6)

Chafferer
(Chaf"fer*er) n. One who chaffers; a bargainer.

Chaffern
(Chaf"fern) n. [See Chafe, v. t.] A vessel for heating water. [Obs.] Johnson.

Chaffery
(Chaf"fer*y), n. Traffic; bargaining. [Obs.] Spenser.

Chaffinch
(Chaf"finch) n. [Cf. Chiff- chaff.] (Zoöl.) A bird of Europe having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; — called also copper finch.

Chaffing
(Chaff"ing) n. The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.

Chaffless
(Chaff"less), a. Without chaff.