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Trapes

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman. colloquial

    "He found the sullen trapes / Possest with th' devil, worms, and claps."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Obscure, as is common among colloquialisms. OED mentions possible association with Dutch trappen, to tread or stamp the foot, but objects that the connection is unconvincing.

Etymology 2

Obscure, as is common among colloquialisms. OED mentions possible association with Dutch trappen, to tread or stamp the foot, but objects that the connection is unconvincing.

Etymology 3

See trape.

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