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Definition chap
Etymology 1
Shortened from chapman (“dealer, customer”) in 16th century English.
Noun
chap (plural chaps)
- (dated outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow.
- (Britain, dialectal) A customer, a buyer.
- (Southern US) A child.
Etymology 2
From Middle English chappen (“to split open, burst, chap”), of uncertain origin. Compare Middle English choppen (“to chop”), Dutch kappen (“to cut, chop, hack”). Perhaps related to chip.
Verb
chap (third-person singular simple present chaps, present participle chapping, simple past and past participle chapped)
- (intransitive) Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
- (transitive) To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To strike, knock.
Noun
chap (plural chaps)
- A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
- (obsolete) A division; a breach, as in a party.
- (Scotland) A blow; a rap.
Etymology 3
From Northern English chafts (“jaws”). Compare also Middle English cheppe (“one side of the jaw, chap”).
Noun
chap (plural chaps)
Etymology 4
Shortening
Noun
chap (plural chaps)
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