trapes

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6

Definition of trapes

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

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

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

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI
  2. (colloquial)A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.
    “But when he found the sullen Trapes ¶ Possest with th’ Devil, Worms, and Claps,”
    “From door to door I'd sooner whine and beg, ¶ Than marry such a trapes.”
    “Since full each other ſtation of renown, ¶ Who would not be the greatest Trapes in town?”

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Etymology

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.

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

61 words

3-letter words

41 words

2-letter words

12 words

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