vb, chapped  chap*ping vi  :  to crack or open in slits <the hands and lips often in winter>  vt  :  to cause to open in slits or cracks <chapped lips> 
, n :  a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold .
 
 
 
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