chafewax
noun
chafe·wax
\ˈchāfˌwaks\
variants: or
chaffwax
\-af-\Definition of chafewax
: the holder of a now abolished English chancery office whose duty was to prepare wax for sealing documents
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Origin and Etymology of chafewax
1chafe (to heat) + wax; translation of French chauffe-cire
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