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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\ (ch[o^]p), n. [OE. chaft; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel kjaptr jaw, Sw. K[aum]ft, D. ki[ae]ft; akin to G. kiefer, and E. jowl. Cf. {Chops}.] 1. One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw; -- commonly in the plural, and used of animals, and colloquially of human beings. [1913 Webster] His chaps were all besmeared with crimson blood. --Cowley. [1913 Webster] He unseamed him [Macdonald] from the nave to the chaps. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise, etc. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\ (ch[a^]p or ch[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chapped} (ch[a^]pt or ch[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chapping}.] [See {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough. [1913 Webster] Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign, Crack the dry hill, and chap the russet plain. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster] Nor winter's blast chap her fair face. --Lyly. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\, v. i. 1. To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands chap. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike; to knock; to rap. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\, n. [From {Chap}, v. t. & i.] 1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin. [1913 Webster] 2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Many clefts and chaps in our council board. --T. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A blow; a rap. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\ (ch[a^]p), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. ki[ae]ft jaw, person, E. chap jaw.] 1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If you want to sell, here is your chap. --Steele. [1913 Webster] 2. A man or boy; a youth; a fellow. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chap \Chap\, v. i. [See {Cheapen}.] To bargain; to buy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: chap n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {fella}, {lad}, {gent}, {blighter}, {cuss}, {bloke}] 2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}, {chap}] 3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold 4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs v 1: crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: CHAP [PPP] Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP, RFC 1334/1994)