"chafing-dish" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1914, Janet McKenzie Hill, Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-dish Dainties, page 151:",
          "text": "The first chafing-dishes of which historic mention is made consisted of a pan heated over a pot of burning oil, the pan resting upon a frame which held the pot of oil.",
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