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chapsChaparajos Cha`pa*ra"jos, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]
Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back,
worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny
bushes, as in the chaparral; -- called also chapareras or
colloq. chaps. [Sp. Amer.] ChapsChaps Chaps, n. pl.
Short for Chaparajos. [Colloq.] chapsFlews Flews, n. pl.
The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip
of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also
chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound. ChapsChaps Chaps, n. pl.
The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See Chap. ``Open
your chaps again.' --Shak. Chap
Chap Chap (ch[a^]p), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but
used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. ki[ae]ft jaw,
person, E. chap jaw.]
1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.]
If you want to sell, here is your chap. --Steele.
2. A man or boy; a youth; a fellow. [Colloq.]
Chap
Chap Chap, v. i.
1. To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands
chap.
2. To strike; to knock; to rap. [Scot.]
ChapChap Chap, v. i. [See Cheapen.]
To bargain; to buy. [Obs.] ChapChap Chap, n. [From Chap, v. t. & i.]
1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth,
or in the skin.
2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.]
Many clefts and chaps in our council board. --T.
Fuller.
3. A blow; a rap. [Scot.] ChapChap Chap (ch[o^]p), n. [OE. chaft; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel
kjaptr jaw, Sw. K["a]ft, D. ki[ae]ft; akin to G. kiefer, and
E. jowl. Cf. Chops.]
1. One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw; --
commonly in the plural, and used of animals, and
colloquially of human beings.
His chaps were all besmeared with crimson blood.
--Cowley.
He unseamed him [Macdonald] from the nave to the
chaps. --Shak.
2. One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise, etc.
Meaning of chaps from wikipedia
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Chaps (/ˈʃæps/ or /ˈtʃæps/) are s****y
coverings for the legs
consisting of
leggings and a belt. They are
buckled on over
pants with the
chaps' integrated...
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Automated Payment System (
CHAPS) is a real-time
gross settlement payment system used for
sterling transactions in the
United Kingdom.
CHAPS was
originally established...
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Chaps are
protective clothing for the legs.
Chaps may also
refer to:
Chaps (brand), a
brand of Ralph...
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chaps are a
traditional West
Country meat dish, made from the
lower ch**** of a pig. They were
originally made from
Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs...
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CHAPS is a
zwitterionic surfactant used in the
laboratory to
solubilize biological macromolecules such as proteins. It may be
synthesized from cholic...
- cosmetics;
Hanesbrands for
underwear and sleepwear; O5
Apparel for its
Chaps brand; Kohl's and
Hollander Sleep Products for bedding;
Designers Guild...
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Madeleine Chapsal (1
September 1925 – 11 or 12
March 2024) was a
French writer and the
daughter of
Robert Chapsal, son of the
politician Fernand Chapsal, and...
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Raymond Chapman (born
September 20, 1973),
known collectively as The
Brothers Chaps, are
American writers,
voice actors, directors, animators,
producers and...
- Jean-Eloy
Chapsal (25 June 1811,
Aurillac - 20 July 1882, Aurillac) was a
French Romantic painter and
museum Director. His
father was a coppersmith. He...
- Don't
Panic Chaps! is a 1959
British comedy film
directed by
George Pollock and
starring Dennis Price,
George Cole,
Thorley Walters and
Terence Alexander...
