Chap (chăp or ch&obreve_;p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chapped (chăpt or ch&obreve_;pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Chapping.] [See Chop to cut.] 1. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
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Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign,
Crack the dry hill, and chap the russet plain. Blackmore.
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Nor winter's blast chap her fair face. Lyly.
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2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.]
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Chap, n. [From Chap, v. t. & i.] 1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
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2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.]
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Many clefts and chaps in our council board. T. Fuller.
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3. A blow; a rap. [Scot.]
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Chap (chăp), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. kiæft jaw, person, E. chap jaw.] 1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.]
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If you want to sell, here is your chap. Steele.
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2. A man or boy; a youth; a fellow. [Colloq.]
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