chaps

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chaps/tʃaps/

▶plural noun leather trousers without a seat, worn by a cowboy over ordinary trousers to protect the legs.

– origin C19: from chaparajos.

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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.

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chap2

▶noun informal, chiefly Brit. a man or a boy.

– origin C16 (denoting a buyer or customer): abbrev. of chapman.

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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.