/trayps/ , v. , traipsed, traipsing , n. Informal.
v.i.
1. to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
v.t.
2. to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
n.
3. a tiring walk.
Also, trapes .
[ 1585-95; earlier trapse, unexplained var. of trape, obscurely akin to TRAMP ]