chaparrerasn.
/ˌʃapəˈrɛːrəs//ˌtʃapəˈrɛːrəs/ U.S.
With plural agreement. Stout leather trousers worn by cowboys and others to protect the legs esp. while riding through chaparral. Frequently abbreviated chaps n.
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1861 E. B. Tylor Anahuac 335 Chaparreros, over-trousers of goatskin with the hair on, used in riding.
1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny vi. 95 Lonny is one of them, a knight of stirrup and chaparreras.
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