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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.

   "They were dressed as cowboys usually are, with flannel shirts, chapelets and sombrero hats"

2. 2
   A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.

Example

More examples

"They were dressed as cowboys usually are, with flannel shirts, chapelets and sombrero hats"

Etymology

From French chapelet. Doublet of chaplet.

Related phrases

chain pump

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