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   Chaf·ing dish

   /ˈCHāfiNG ˌdiSH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a metal pan with an outer pan of hot water, used for keeping food warm.
   • ▪ a metal pan, typically one containing an alcohol lamp, used for cooking at the table.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from the original (now obsolete) sense of chafe ‘become warm, warm up’.

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