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iando
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 am
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In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts - for left and right legs.Does anyone know the name of this
clothing?
Thanks
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 am
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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 05:33:51 GMT, Tony Cooper
<tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
| Quote: | On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:22:19 +0900, "iando" <iando@abox.so-net.ne.jp
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In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts - for left and right legs.Does anyone know the name of this
clothing?
Chaps. See: http://www.bucklesofestes.com/images/827f.jpg
Cowboys wore leather chaps to protect their legs.
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Martin Ambuhl
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 am
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iando wrote:
| Quote: | In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts - for left and right legs.Does anyone know the name of this
clothing?
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[COD10]
chaps
· pl. n. short for chaparajos.
chaparajos /%Sap@"reIh@Us, %tS-/ (also chaparejos)
· pl. n. N. Amer. leather trousers without a seat, worn by a cowboy over
ordinary trousers to protect the legs.
– ORIGIN C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras, from chaparra (with ref. to
protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral).
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 am
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On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:22:19 +0900, "iando" <iando@abox.so-net.ne.jp>
wrote:
| Quote: | In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts - for left and right legs.Does anyone know the name of this
clothing?
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Chaps. See: http://www.bucklesofestes.com/images/827f.jpg
Cowboys wore leather chaps to protect their legs.
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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL |
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Mark Brader
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 am
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| Quote: | In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts ...
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Chaps.
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Mark Brader And now write us
Toronto A devious quasipoem!
msb@vex.net --Richard Heathfield |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:25 pm
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Mark Brader filted:
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In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts ...
Chaps.
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From an old book of jokes my grandmother had:
Q: "Why do cowboys walk bow-legged?"
A: "They have chapped hips."
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:22 pm
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Martin Ambuhl wrote:
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| Quote: | [COD10]
chaps
· pl. n. short for chaparajos.
chaparajos /%Sap@"reIh@Us, %tS-/ (also chaparejos)
· pl. n. N. Amer. leather trousers without a seat, worn by a cowboy
over ordinary trousers to protect the legs.
– ORIGIN C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras, from chaparra (with ref.
to
protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral).
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And, in particularly bad country for thorns, sometimes "taps" to
protect the toes. Short for _tapas_, I believe.
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Mike. |
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:23 pm
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On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:22:12 -0000, "Mike Lyle"
<mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Martin Ambuhl wrote:
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[COD10]
chaps
· pl. n. short for chaparajos.
chaparajos /%Sap@"reIh@Us, %tS-/ (also chaparejos)
· pl. n. N. Amer. leather trousers without a seat, worn by a cowboy
over ordinary trousers to protect the legs.
– ORIGIN C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras, from chaparra (with ref.
to
protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral).
And, in particularly bad country for thorns, sometimes "taps" to
protect the toes. Short for _tapas_, I believe.
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What is the origin of "caps" for protecting heads?
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.u.e) |
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Robert Bannister
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:08 am
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R H Draney wrote:
| Quote: | Mark Brader filted:
In old western films I saw a kind of clothing which a cowboy wore when
riding a horse and looked like covers of trousers which were separated into
two parts ...
Chaps.
From an old book of jokes my grandmother had:
Q: "Why do cowboys walk bow-legged?"
A: "They have chapped hips."
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The way I heard it was "They play games with the chaps."
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Rob Bannister |
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