chaps

chaps

noun pl \ˈshaps, ˈchaps\

Definition of CHAPS

: leather leggings joined by a belt or lacing, often having flared outer flaps, and worn over the trousers (as by western ranch hands)

Illustration of CHAPS

Origin of CHAPS

modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras

First Known Use: 1844

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with CHAPS

apse, craps, lapse, schnapps, taps, traps