Meaning of trapes | Babel Free
Definitions
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Alternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI alt-of, alternative
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A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman. colloquial
Examples
“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?”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.