subs. (colloquial).—1. One given to chaffing. [From CHAFF (q.v.) + ER.]
1851–61. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, vol. I., p. 357. She was considered to be the best CHAFFER on the road; not one of them could stand against her tongue.
1877. Temple Bar, p. 536. An actor of very moderate abilities, and so remarkably ill-favoured in person as to be the constant butt of the CHAFFERS in the pit.
2. (popular).—The mouth [i.e., the organ of chaff, or ‘ropery’]. For synonyms, see POTATO-TRAP. Also, the tongue.
1821. W. T. MONCRIEFF, Tom and Jerry, Act ii., Sc. 3. Bob. Suppose we haves a drain o’ heavy wet, just by way of cooling our CHAFFERS—mine’s as dry as a chip.
1822. DAVID CAREY, Life in Paris, p. 194.
| For there you may damp your CHAFFER, | |
| In fifty different ways. |
TO MOISTEN ONE’S CHAFFER, (common).—To drink. [See CHAFFER, sense 2.] For synonyms, see LUSH.
