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What are chaps? Mon Sep 26, 2005 20:58 pm  What are chaps?		  
Hi, what are chaps? It must be something that cowboys wear. Thanks. O
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What are chaps? Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:23 pm  What are chaps?		  
Chaps are leather leg protectors. They cover the front and outside of the legs, and are held at the waist by a belt and the knees (and ankles) by straps. They protect the pants and legs of the cowboy as he rides through sagebrush and cactus on the lone prairie.
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