Meaning of chaparejos | Babel Free

Definitions

chaps (trousers)

plural, plural-only

Examples

“In the store the long shelves upon one side held dry-goods, while upon the opposite shelves a miscellany of groceries was displayed; toward the rear was the storekeeper's assortment of hardware near a counter piled high with sweaters, boots, chaparejos, all jumbled hopelessly.”

“To protect⟳ our legs we wore over the trousers heavy leather chaparejos, sometimes of bear⟳ or buffalo hide⟳.”

“Lean⟳, wiry, bronzed men, their legs cased in leather chaparejos, with small boots, high heels, and great spurs, they were, despite their loose, slouchy seat, the best rough-riders in the world.”

“What he saw⟳ was a tall slim young man, in chaparejos and sombrero, the inevitable "repeater" at his hip, solitarily engaged in the process⟳ of breaking a bronco.”

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