English Dictionary: chaps | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for chaps | |
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. |