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chaps
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
chaps
(noun)
chap
(noun)
chaps
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ˈ
ʃæps/
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ˈ
tʃæps/
noun
chaps
/
ˈ
ʃæps/
/
ˈ
tʃæps/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHAPS
[
plural
]
:
leather coverings for the legs that cowboys and cowgirls wear over their pants when they ride horses
a pair of
chaps
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