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chap·man

   [chap-muhn]
noun, plural chap·men.
1.
British. a peddler.
2.
Archaic. a merchant.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English cēapman (cēap buying and selling + man man1); cognate with Dutch koopman, German Kaufmann; see cheap

Related forms
chap·man·ship, noun

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Chap·man

   [chap-muhn]
noun
1.
Frank Mich·ler  [mik-ler] , 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.
2.
George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator.
3.
John. Appleseed, Johnny.
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chapman (ˈtʃæpmən)
 
—n , pl -men
archaic a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar
 
[Old English cēapman, from cēap buying and selling (see cheap)]
 
'chapmanship
 
—n

Chapman (ˈtʃæpmən)
 
—n
George 1559--1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer

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