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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Sp. Amer. Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back, worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny bushes, as in the chaparral; -- called also
chapareras or colloq.chaps .
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Examples
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It would electrify some of my friends who have accused me of representing the kid-gloved element in politics if they could see me galloping over the plains, day in and day out, clad in a buckskin shirt and leather chaparajos, with a big sombrero on my head.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Hermann Hagedorn 1923
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You would be amused to see me, in my broad sombrero hat, fringed and beaded buckskin shirt, horsehide chaparajos or riding-trousers, and cowhide boots, with braided bridle and silver spurs.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Hermann Hagedorn 1923
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I wear a sombrero, silk neckerchief, fringed buckskin shirt, sealskin chaparajos or riding-trousers; alligator-hide boots; and with my pearl-hilted revolver and beautifully finished
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Hermann Hagedorn 1923
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Alfred carefully extracted a short pipe from beneath his chaparajos, pushed down with his blunt forefinger the charge with which it was already loaded, and struck a match.
Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White 1909
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