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trape.

A messy or untidy woman.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɹeɪ̯p/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/tɹæɪ̯p/Australia, New-Zealand/tɹep/Scotland/ʈɾeːp/India
  1. A messy or untidy woman.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Perhaps via Medieval Latin *trappa, from Old English træppe /treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dreb-, from *der- (“to walk, step”).

verb/tɹeɪ̯p/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/tɹæɪ̯p/Australia, New-Zealand/tɹep/Scotland/ʈɾeːp/India
  1. To drag.

    intransitive
    No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it.
  2. To run about idly or like a slattern.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps via Medieval Latin *trappa, from Old English træppe /treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dreb-, from *der- (“to walk, step”).

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