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, earlier cēapman < cēap trade + Look at other dictionaries:
old boy/chap/man/etc. — old boy/chap/man/etc. Brit old fashioned used to address a man Don t worry, old chap, it ll be all right. see also ↑old boy • • • Main Entry: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
chap — an·te·chap·el; chap; chap·a·ra·jos; chap·ar·ral; chap·ar·re·ras; chap·book; chap·el·man; chap·el·ry; chap·er·on·age; chap·er·on·less; chap·fall·en; chap·i·ter; chap·lain; chap·lain·cy; chap·lain·ry; chap·less; chap·let; chap·let·ed;… … English syllables
man's — bach·man s; blind·man s; bow·man s; chap·man s; chi·na·man s; ho·man s; man s; rin·man s; … English syllables
Man — • Includes sections on the nature of man, the origin of man, and the end of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Man Man † … Catholic encyclopedia
chap — S3 [tʃæp] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chapman traveling seller of goods (11 19 centuries), from Old English ceapman, from ceap ( CHEAP1) + man] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; : Mexican Spanish; Origin: chappareras, from Spanish chaparro;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chap — chap1 [chäp, chap] n. [prob. < ME cheppe < ?] CHOP2 chap2 [chap] n. [< CHAPMAN] Informal a man or boy; fellow chap3 [chap] vt., vi. chapped … English World dictionary
Chap — (ch[a^]p), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. ki[ae]ft jaw, person, E. chap jaw.] 1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If you want to sell, here is your chap. Steele. [1913 Webster] 2. A man… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry — Single by Relient K from the album Two Lefts Don t Make a Right...but Three Do Released 2003 Format CD … Wikipedia
man — [man] n. pl. men [men] [ME < OE mann, akin to Ger mann, Goth manna < IE base * manu (> Sans mánu , Russ muž): akin ? to * men , to think > MIND] 1. a human being; person; specif., a) a hominid (Homo sapiens) having an opposable thumb … English World dictionary
chap — meaning ‘man, boy’, is a 16c shortening of chapman meaning ‘pedlar’. It originally meant ‘a buyer, customer’, and only acquired its present day colloquial meaning in the 19c. It tends to be used affectionately and is often qualified by positive… … Modern English usage
