The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed
   (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.] [OE. chaufen to warm,
   OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to
   make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See
   Caldron.]
   1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to
      stimulate and make warm.
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            To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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            Her intercession chafed him.          --Shak.
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   3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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            Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to
            prevent its being chafed.             --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chafed
    adj 1: painful from having the skin abraded [syn: chafed,
           galled]