noun (used with a plural verb)
- (in Mexico) chaps.
noun (used with a plural verb)
- 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.
pl n
- another name for chaps
pl n
- leather overalls without a seat, worn by cowboysAlso called: chaparejos, chaparajos
“jaws, cheeks,” from chap (n.), 1550s, of unknown origin. Hence, chap-fallen (1590s).
1844, American English, short for chaparejos, from Mexican Spanish chaparreras, overalls worn to protect from chaparro (see chaparral).