chaps

5 definitions found

chaps - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

  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.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.
     The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See Chap. "Open
     your chaps again." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

  Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.
     Short for Chaparajos. [Colloq.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

chaps - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "chaps":
     bazoo, chops, embouchure, gab, gob, jaw, jaws, jowls, kisser, lips,
     mandibles, maw, maxilla, mouth, mug, mush, muzzle, oral cavity,
     premaxilla, trap, yap