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Definition of Chaparejos
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaparejos
Literary usage of Chaparejos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rawhide Rawlins Stories by Charles Marion Russell (1921)
"Their chaparejos were made of fur or hair, either bear, angora goat or hair sealskin.
These fellows were sure fancy, 'n called themselves bucca- roos, ..."
2. Handbook for Rangers & Woodsmen by Jay Laird Burgess Taylor (1916)
"To whip with a pair of chaparejos or a heavy belt. ... Pro. shap. chaparejos, n.
Seatless leather or canvas trousers or leggings worn as a protection ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"LaCroix unbuckled his chaparejos and stepped out of them and tied them in a bundle
with his sombrero back of the saddle. His trousers were rolled around his ..."
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