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Webster 1913 Edition


Chaps

Chaps

,
Noun.
pl.
The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See
Chap
.
“Open your chaps again.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chaps

CHAPS

, the mouth or jaws. [See Chap.]

Definition 2024


chaps

chaps

See also: CHAPS

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃæps/

Noun

chaps pl

  1. plural of chap

Verb

chaps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of chap

Etymology 2

Chaps

Short for American Spanish chaparreras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃæps/, /ʃæps/

Noun

chaps pl (plural only)

  1. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
    If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?
    Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns.
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