chaps

chaps
/chaps, shaps/, n. (used with a pl. v.)
a pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, esp. by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback. Also called chaparajos, chaparejos.
[1810-20, Amer.; short for CHAPARAJOS]

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  • chaps — (n.) 1844, American English, short for chaparejos, from Mexican Sp. chaparreras, worn to protect from chaparro (see CHAPARRAL (Cf. chaparral)) …   Etymology dictionary

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