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chaps (root: chap)
CIDE DICTIONARY
chaps, n. pl.
The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See Chap. Shak. [1913 Webster]
chaps, n. pl.
Short for Chaparajos. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
THESAURUS
chaps
bazoo, chops, embouchure, gab, gob, jaw, jaws, jowls, kisser, lips, mandibles, maw, maxilla, mouth, mug, mush, muzzle, oral cavity, premaxilla, trap, yapROGET THESAURUS
chaps
Edge
N edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border, confine, skirt, rim, flange, side, mouth, jaws, chops, chaps, fauces, lip, muzzle, threshold, door, porch, portal, coast, shore, frame, fringe, flounce, frill, list, trimming, edging, skirting, hem, selvedge, welt, furbelow, valance, gimp, border, marginal, skirting, labial, labiated, marginated.For further exploring for "chaps" in Webster Dictionary Online