Chaps Definition 皮套裤的定义
作者：好贸易网 来源：todaytex.com 发布时间：2005-12-5 13:39:47
Chaps(pronounced’shaps’,andshortforchaparajos)aresturdyleathercoveringsforthelegs.Theyhangfromone’sbelt,butunliketrouserstheyarenotjoinedatthecrotch.Themoststurdykindaremadefromsinglepiecesofleatherthatwraparoundtoprotectthefrontsandsidesofeachleg.Sincetheyneednotbejoinedatthebackofthelegtheyareconsiderablycoolerthanonemightimagine.Theirpurposeistoprotectthelegsofcowboysandotherpeoplewhoworkwithcattleandhorsesfromcontactwithdailyenvironmentalhazards.Theyhelptoprotectridersfromthethornsofcactiandotherthornyvegetationontheopenrange,thehornsofcattlebeingherdedorroundedup,andothersuchenvironmentalhazards.Theyprotectthelegsoffarriersfromgettingscratchedorcutupintheprocessofshoeingorotherwisetreatingthehoovesofhorses.
