chappy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A chap

   A chap; a fellow.

2. 2

   Full of chaps

   Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.

3. 3

   Chapped, dry.

   • The application was followed at once by terrible pain in the wound; furthermore, there appeared a dry and chappy tongue, intolerable thirst, colics, cramplike contractions of the legs and back, and a weak and irregular pulse.
4. ›+ 1 more definitionshow fewer

   1. 4

      Clipping of Chappaquiddick Island

      Clipping of Chappaquiddick Island: an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, east of Martha's Vineyard.

      • But reality is change, so new houses and people were appearing on Chappy as on the rest of the Vineyard, and they would continue to appear; the old days were gone with the wind, like the antebellum South.
      • A more recent second breach has created an additional tiny island between the Vineyard and Chappy, further separating us and increasing the tenderness of the southern shore.
      • Because it's the only method of transportation between the two islands and a surprising number of people live on Chappy year-round, the ferry runs daily.

The neighborhood