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trapessing

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trapes

  [treyps] ,
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun
traipse.

traipse

  [treyps] ,verb, traipsed, traips⋅ing, noun Informal.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–verb (used with object)
2. to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
–noun
3. a tiring walk.
Also, trapes.

Origin:
1585–95; earlier trapse, unexplained var. of trape, obscurely akin to tramp
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Word Origin & History

traipse 
1593, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal Fr. trepasser "pass over or beyond," from O.Fr. trespasser (see trespass). Or from a source related to M.Du. trappen, dial. Norw. trappa "to tread, stamp" (see trap).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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