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| chaps [ chaps ] |
plural noun |
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protective leather leggings: protective leather leggings, like a pair of trousers with no seat or crotch, worn on horseback over ordinary trousers by North American ranch workers, rodeo contestants, and cowboys
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| [Late 19th century. Shortening of chaparejos, alteration of chaparreras< chaparra (see chaparral); because worn when riding through chaparral] |
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