what does C.H.A.P.S stand for? as in the safety pant chaps you wear when using a chainsaw.?
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It is short for chaparajos. The definition of chaparajos is :
Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back, worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny bushes, as in the chaparral.
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chains hurt always protect self
Chaps is the name given by cowboys of the old west. They protected the legs and thighs when riding through brush and from chapping the inner thighs(rubbing raw from saddle friction).