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chap1 definition

chap (c̸häp, c̸hap)

noun

chop

Etymology: prob. < ME cheppe < ?

chap2 definition

chap (c̸hap)

noun

Informal a man or boy; fellow

Etymology: < chapman

chap3 definition

chap (c̸hap)

transitive verb, intransitive verb chapped or chapt, chapping chap′·ping

to crack open; split; roughen, as the skin from exposure to cold

Etymology: ME chappen, var. of choppen: see chop

noun

a chapped place in the skin
chap4 definition

chap

  1. chaplain
  2. chapter

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