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riding chaps

riding chaps noun: protective leather or suede leg coverings worn over pants to provide extra grip in the saddle, shield legs from thorns and brush, and prevent chafing.

Noun

riding chaps (uncountable)

  1. Protective leather or suede leg coverings worn over pants to provide extra grip in the saddle, shield legs from thorns and brush, and prevent chafing.

Origin of riding chaps

riding + chaps.

Questions about riding chaps

What does riding chaps mean?
Riding chaps means protective leather or suede leg coverings worn over pants to provide extra grip in the saddle, shield legs from thorns and brush, and prevent chafing.
What part of speech is riding chaps?
Riding chaps is a noun.

Words near riding chaps in the dictionary

  1. riding bitch
  2. riding boot
  3. riding boots
  4. riding breeches
  5. riding by
  6. riding chaps
  7. riding coat
  8. riding coats
  9. riding committee
  10. riding committees
  11. riding crop

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