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31chap — There are four distinct words chap in English. The oldest, ‘sore on the skin’ [14], originally meant more generally ‘crack, split’, and may be related to Middle Low German kappen ‘chop off’; it seems ultimately to be the same word as chop ‘cut’.… …
32chap — I [[t]tʃæp[/t]] v. chapped, chap•ping, n. 1) pat to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin) 2) to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split or crack 3) to become chapped 4) pat a fissure or crack, esp. in the skin • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME chappen;… …
33chap — I. /tʃæp / (say chap) verb (chapped, chapping) –verb (t) 1. to cause to open in small slits or cracks. 2. (of cold or exposure) to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin). –verb (i) 3. to become chapped. –noun 4. a fissure or crack, especially in… …
34chap — There are four distinct words chap in English. The oldest, ‘sore on the skin’ [14], originally meant more generally ‘crack, split’, and may be related to Middle Low German kappen ‘chop off’; it seems ultimately to be the same word as chop ‘cut’.… …
35chap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chappes, plural, from chappen Date: 14th century a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold II. verb (chapped; chapping) Etymology: Middle English chappen; akin to Middle Dutch …
36Chap — male person; a bloke: Not a bad chap once you get to know him ; male child; a boy: a little chap (16th C. abbreviation of chapman customer, pedlar) …
37chap — I Australian Slang male person; a bloke: Not a bad chap once you get to know him ; male child; a boy: a little chap (16th C. abbreviation of chapman customer, pedlar) II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary To mash Example: chappit tatties n neeps ur… …
38chap — n. (colloq.) a decent, fine, good, nice chap * * * [tʃæp] fine good nice chap (colloq.) a decent …
39chap — chap1 [ tʃæp ] verb intransitive or transitive if your skin chaps, or if it is chapped, it becomes dry and painful, especially because of cold weather chap chap 2 [ tʃæp ] noun count BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a man, especially one that you… …
40chap — {{11}}chap (n.) 1570s, customer, short for obsolete chapman (see CHEAP (Cf. cheap)). Colloquial sense of lad, fellow is first attested 1716 (Cf. slang tough customer). {{12}}chap (v.) to crack, early 15c., chappen, variant of choppen (see CHOP… …
