Chauffer
[chaw-fer] /ˈtʃɔ fər/
noun
1.
a small, portable stove.
/ˈtʃɔːfə/
noun
1.
a small portable heater or stove
n.
“small portable stove,” 1825, variant of chafer “a vessel for heating,” agent noun from chafe; form influenced by French chauffoir “a heater,” from chauffer “to heat,” which also is ultimately from chafe (see chauffeur).
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