Chaps
//t͡ʃæps// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of chap form-of, plural
- 2 Protective leather leggings attached at the waist. plural, plural-only
"If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?"
- 3 The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg. plural, plural-only
"Mundy also points out mass of horn, scarred faces, long chaps (unless in brushy country and the thick vegetation might pull out chap hair), and scars on the sides of the ram from his long horns rubbing away the hair as good signs that you've found a respectable shooter amongst the many."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of chap form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 Acronym of clearing house automated payment system, a method of same-day banking transfer. British, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 2 plural of Chap form-of, plural
Example
More examples"If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From chap.
Etymology 2
Short for American Spanish chaparreras or chaparejos. Related to chaparejos and chaparral.
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