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chaparreras, n. pl. U.S.|ˌʃæpəˈrɛərəs, tʃ-|
Also chapar(r)eros.
[Mexican Sp.]
Stout leather trousers worn by cowboys and others to protect the legs esp. while riding through chaparral. Freq. abbrev. chaps.
1861E. B. Tylor Anahuac 335 Chaparreros, over-trousers of goatskin with the hair on, used in riding. 1909‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny 95 Lonny is one of them, a knight of stirrup and chaparreras. |