chap

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  chap    chap.  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chap1
verb (chaps, chapping, chapped) (of the skin) crack and become sore, typically through exposure to cold weather.

■ (usu. as adj. chapped) (of the wind or cold) cause (skin) to crack in this way.

noun a chapped area.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chap2
noun informal, chiefly Brit. a man or a boy.
– origin C16 (denoting a buyer or customer): abbrev. of chapman.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chap3
noun the lower jaw or half of the cheek, especially that of a pig used as food.
– origin C16: of unknown origin; cf. chops.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chap.
abbreviation chapter.
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