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chapped Definition


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chap2
verb, tr & intr chapped, chapping
    1. Said of the skin: to make or become cracked, roughened and red as a result of rubbing or exposure to cold.
    (Scots)
    (N Eng)
    2. To knock.
noun
    1. A cracked roughened red patch on the skin, formed in this way.
    (Scottiss)
    (N Eng)
    2. An act of knocking.
Etymology: 14c.





chapped
adj
    1. Said of the skin and lips: dry and cracked.


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