alley vs traipse

alley

noun
  • A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes. 

  • The area between the outfielders. 

  • Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 

  • A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 

  • A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings. 

  • The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. 

  • An establishment where bowling is played. 

  • The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches. 

  • A glass marble or taw. 

  • An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled. 

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 alley and traipse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )