SHAPS

Noun

shaps pl (plural only)

Alternative form of chaps (clothing)

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Anagrams

• SAHPs, hasps

Source: Wiktionary


Shaps, n. pl. [Shortened fr. chaparajos. Cf. Chaps.]

Definition: Chaparajos. [Western U. S.]

A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins. The Century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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