chops

chops
noun plural Etymology: alteration of 3chap Date: 1589 1. jaw 2. a. mouth b. the fleshy covering of the jaws <
a dog licking its chops
>
3. embouchure; broadly the technical facility of a musical performer 4. expertise in a particular field or activity <
acting chops
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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