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chafage

chafage noun: chafing; fretting and wear caused by rubbing.

Noun

chafage (uncountable)

  1. Chafing; fretting and wear caused by rubbing.
    • The outboard bales in each tier should be placed on their edges so that their flats will be presented to the sweat battens. This precaution is necessary to lessen the damage in case of chafage. If the bales chafe or become wet on their flats, only one or two layers will be damaged.2024, Robert J. Meurn, Marine Cargo Operations

Origin of chafage

From chafe + -age.

Questions about chafage

What does chafage mean?
Chafage means chafing; fretting and wear caused by rubbing.
What part of speech is chafage?
Chafage is a noun.

Words near chafage in the dictionary

  1. chaetotaxy
  2. chaetothyriaceous
  3. chaetothyrialean
  4. chaetothyrialeans
  5. chaetoviridin
  6. chafage
  7. chafe
  8. chafe at the bit
  9. chafed
  10. chafed at the bit
  11. chafen

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