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English Dictionary: chaps by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparajos \[d8]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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.
      Short for {Chaparajos}. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flews \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}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.
      The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See {Chap}.
      [bd]Open your chaps again.[b8] --Shak.
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