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Roughen As Skin Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CHAP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CHAP

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199%4Exact Match!
230%6Roughen
330%7Roughen no cares.

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CHAP" which means:

    noun
  • • A boy or man
  • • A long narrow depression in a surface
  • • A crack in a lip caused usually by cold
  • • (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
  • verb
  • • Crack due to dehydration

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He is a good chap and a trustworthy friend."
  • • "The old man had a friendly chap to help him around the house."

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New York Times25 Jul 1979 Down 46
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