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chafewax

chafewax is the alternative form of chaffwax.

Meaning of chaffwax

Noun

chaffwax (plural chaffwaxes)

  1. (UK, historical) A chancery officer who prepared and fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. The job remained until the 19th century

Forms of chafewax

pluralchafewaxes

Questions about chafewax

What is chafewax the alternative form of?
Chafewax is the alternative form of chaffwax.

Words near chafewax in the dictionary

  1. chafes
  2. chafes at the bit
  3. chafesome
  4. chafest
  5. chafeth
  6. chafewax
  7. chafewaxes
  8. chafeweed
  9. chaff
  10. chaff cutter
  11. chaff cutters

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