gait vs traipse

gait

noun
  • Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs. 

  • A sheaf of corn. 

  • A charge for pasturage. 

  • One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training. 

verb
  • To teach a specific gait to a horse. 

traipse

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

verb
  • To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount. 

  • To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort 

  • To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort. 

  • to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly. 

How often have the words gait and traipse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )