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chaps

[ chaps, shaps ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, especially by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback.


chaps

/ tʃæps; ʃæps /

plural noun

  1. leather overalls without a seat, worn by cowboys Also calledchaparejoschaparajos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of chaps1

1810–20, Americanism; short for chaparajos
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaps1

C19: shortened from chaparejos
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And to answer Roan’s initial “chaps†question, there are some country singers, both historical and contemporary, who most definitely recognize the genre’s queer possibilities.

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“The chaps there, we call them,†he said, a term I had never heard for chapines — Guatemalans.

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If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats†of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.

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I got the chaps on and the riding boots.

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From leather chaps to a vintage Dior coat, the items that these sellers shared are reminders of why they do what they do — and what makes a piece last a lifetime.

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