10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAPAREJOS»
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chaparejos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk: A Dictionary of Spanish ...
... silver ornaments and animal hair left on the outside. Spanish sources
reference chaparreras, but only Cobos references chaparejos (he says the word
is a blend of chaparro 'shrub' and aparejo 'gear' and refers to leather leggings or
chaps).
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Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalogue and Buyers' Guide 1895
38646 Chaps, or Cowboys' Riding Pants, made of oiled chaparejos leather, stock
being specially prepared for this purpose; solid leather waistband, laced together
, fringe on outside of each leg, two pockets: made for service. Sizes. 28 to 33 ...
"Chaparejos!" screamed the Boy. "Where'd you get 'em?" "Ol' Chief— he ketch
urn." "They're bully!" said the Boy, holding the despised rabbit- skin under his
chin with both hands, and craning excitedly over it. He felt that his fortunes were ...
4
Handbook for Rangers and Woodsmen
To whip with a pair of chaparejos or a heavy belt. A rough form of amusement or
punishment indulged in in most parts W. when a " tenderfoot " is to be initiated or
an offender punished. Pro. shap. chaparejos, n. Seatless leather or canvas ...
Jay Laird Burgess Taylor, 1917
5
The Best Cowboy Stories Ever Told
Their chaparejos were made ofheavybullhide, toprotect the legfrom brush an'
thorns, with hogsnout tapaderos. “Cowpunchers were mighty particular about
theirrig, an'in allthe camps you'd find a fashionleader. From a cowpuncher's idea,
...
6
From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words ...
A female singer of popular songs, originally in France. 1996 Times Magazine
Stylistically, the work is a throwback to the golden age of confessional chanteuse
a la Joni Mitchell... chaparejos /[apa'reIheos/, /'g”ape'rerhaos/ noun plural (also ...
Why, a tide that washes up to a wayfarer's feet a pair o' chaparejos like that —
well ! legs so habited would simply have to carry a fella on to fortune. He lay back
on the sleeping-bench with dancing eyes, while the raw whisky hummed in his ...
8
Rawhide Rawlins stories
Their saddles were full stamped, with from twenty-four to twenty-eight-inch eagle-
bill tapaderos. Their chaparejos were made of fur or hair, either bear, angora
goat or hair sealskin. These fellows were sure fancy, 'n called themselves bucca-
...
Charles Marion Russell, 1921
Chaps originated in Mexico, where they were called chaparejos. Full-length
riding chaps come in two styles: shotguns, which fit closely around the legs and
zip up in the back, and batwings, which buckle in the back Three styles of chaps
or ...
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Frontier Cowboys and the Great Divide: Early Ranching in BC ...
saddles were full-stamped, with from twenty-four to twenty-eight-inch eagle bill
tapaderos. Their chaparejos were made of fur or hair, either bear, angora goat, or
hair sealskin. These fellows were sure fancy, an' called themselves buckaroos, ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAPAREJOS»
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chaparejos is used in the context of the following news items.
Chap or be chapped, it's the cowboy way
The word is rooted in the Mexican term "chaparejos" or "chaparreras" both ultimately derived from the Spanish "chaparro." Since at least the ... «Carlsbad Current-Argus, Jun 15»
News of our past: Risque story in class gets Chico teacher fired
It seems that a student in Nunn's class ran across the word “chaps,” an abbreviation of chaparejos, meaning a leg covering made of cow hide or ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, May 15»
What A Blast! An Introduction to Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Short for chaparejos, invented by Spanish-American cowboys to combat the thorny cacti of the American southwest. They're just one part of the ... «whotv.com, Jul 14»
Chaps provide riders a leg up on fashion
The word chaps is a modification of the Mexican Spanish word chaparajos or chaparejos, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. «USA Today, Oct 08»
