n. [ F. chaude mêlée; chaud hot + mêler (Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle. ] (Law) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chawdron. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chauffoir a kind of stone, fr. chauffer to heat. See Chafe. ] (Chem.) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., lit., stoker. ] 1. [ pl. ] (F. Hist.) Brigands in bands, who, about 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., fem. of chauffeur. ] A woman chauffeur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See Chawdron. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To open; to yawn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

O, chaun thy breast. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gap. [ Obs. ] Colgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Chant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A street seller of ballads and other broadsides. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]