Usually means: Protection against wear from friction.
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  1. chafing gear: Merriam-Webster
  2. chafing gear: Vocabulary.com
  3. chafing-gear, chafing gear: Wordnik
  4. chafing gear: Wiktionary
  5. Chafing gear, chafing gear: Dictionary.com
  6. chafing gear: Rhymezone
  7. chafing gear: FreeDictionary.org
  8. chafing gear: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. chafing gear: TheFreeDictionary.com

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. CHAFING GEAR: Glossary of Nautical Terms
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (chafing gear)

noun:  (nautical) Any material, usually rope or canvas, used to protect sails, rigging, etc., at points where they are exposed to friction.

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