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chaps.

Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃæps//ʃæps/
  1. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

    plural · plural-only
    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.
  2. The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Short for American Spanish chaparreras or chaparejos. Related to chaparejos and chaparral.

noun/t͡ʃæps/
  1. plural of chap

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/t͡ʃæps/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chap

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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