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OP I not arguing that chap does not mean chop per se, simply that chap does not mean chop in chapfallen. Chap/chop/jaw prefixing fallen does not sensibly mean crestfallen. Therefore I hypothesied that this version of chap could have come from shap, which does mean crest i.e. c(s)hapfallen.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted chapfallen connon 08/09/05 08:14 AM Re: chapfallen tsuwm 08/09/05 12:48 PM Re: chapfallen connon 08/09/05 02:32 PM Re: chapfallen WhitmanO'Neill 08/09/05 04:52 PM Re: chapfallen tsuwm 08/09/05 05:36 PM
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