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chaps

American  
[chaps, shaps] / tʃæps, ʃæps /

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 British  
/ tʃæps, ʃæps /

plural noun

  1. Also called: chaparejos.   chaparajos.  leather overalls without a seat, worn by cowboys

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Etymology

Origin of chaps

1810–20, short for chaparajos

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