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chapped

/tʃæpt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
  2. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
  3. To strike, knock.
  4. (of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
  5. (in combination) Having chaps, or jaws, of a specified kind.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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