Shaps noun plural [ Shortened from chaparajos . Confer Chaps .] Chaparajos. [ Western U. S.] « A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps , embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.» The Century. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82
• (n. pl.) Chaparajos.
Shaps noun plural [ Shortened from chaparajos . Confer Chaps .] Chaparajos. [ Western U. S.] « A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps , embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.» The Century.