Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chaps"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chaparajos \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}. ``Open
your chaps again.'' --Shak.
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