Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trapes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trapes
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI

noun

Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI

noun

A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"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?"

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.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

trapeses (present, singular) trapesing (participle, present) trapesed (participle, past) trapesed (past) trapeses (plural)

Questions

What does trapes mean?: Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI
Where does trapes come from?: 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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