CHAP (3)

Chap, n. [[From Chap, v. t. & i.]] 1. 1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
2. 2. A division; a breach, as in a party.
Many clefts and chaps in our council board. T. Fuller. 3. 3. A blow; a rap.