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chaps1 definition

☆ chaps (c̸haps, s̸haps)

plural noun

leather trousers without a seat, worn over ordinary trousers by cowboys to protect their legs

Etymology: shortened from chaparejos

chaps2 definition

chaps (c̸häps, c̸haps)

plural noun

chops

Etymology: see chap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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