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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chaparajos \Cha`pa*ra"jos\, n. pl [Mex. Sp.] Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny bushes, as in the chaparral; -- called also {chapareras} or colloq. {chaps}. [Sp. Amer.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl Short for {Chaparajos}. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flews \Flews\, n. pl The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also {chaps}. See Illust. of {Bloodhound}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them See {Chap}. ``Open your chaps again.'' --Shak.
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