TRAIPSE

v. & n. (also trapes) colloq. or dial.

--v.intr.

1. tramp or trudge wearily.

2 (often foll. by about) go on errands.

--n.

1. a tedious journey on foot.

2 archaic a slattern.

Etymology: 16th-c. trapes (v.), of unkn. orig.