Webster's English Dictionary

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chap

1. chap \'chap\ n [short for chapman] dial chiefly Eng  1: BUYER  2: FELLOW 
2. chap vb or chapped;  or chap.ping [ME chappen; akin to MD chappen to cut 
   down] : to open in slits or chinks : CRACK 
3. chap n : a crack or a sore roughening of the skin from exposure 
4. chap \'cha:p, 'chap\ n [2chap] : JAW : the fleshy covering of a jaw; 
   also : the forepart  of the face - usu. used in pl.