chaps
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chaps¹
- /t͡ʃæps/
Rhymes with -æps
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun
- plural of chap
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of chap
chaps²
- /t͡ʃæps/
- /ʃæps/
Where it comes from
Short for American Spanish chaparreras or chaparejos. Related to chaparejos and chaparral.
noun
- 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?
- The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg. Mundy also points out mass of horn, scarred faces, long chaps (unless in brushy country and the thick vegetation might pull out chap hair), and scars on the sides of the ram from his long horns rubbing away the hair as good signs that you've found a respectable shooter amongst the many.
CHAPS³
proper noun
- Acronym of clearing house automated payment system, a method of same-day banking transfer.
Chaps⁴
proper noun
- plural of Chap
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fella, lad, fellow, gent, blighter, cuss, crack, fissure, cranny, crevice, cap, quarters, boys, cape, men, dudes
Translations
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noun Protective leather leggings attached at the waist
| Español | zahones |
|---|---|
| Français | guêtres |
| Русский | чаппарахас čapparaxas |
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