tramp



saddle tramp

1. A cowboy, particularly one who lives a nomadic lifestyle. Primarily heard in US. You can't trust him—he's just a saddle tramp who roams from town to town!
2. One who rides on horseback. Primarily heard in US. A: "I hear hoofbeats." B: "Yes, there's a saddle tramp approaching in the distance."
See also: saddle, tramp

tramp across something

to march or stamp across an area. The kids tramped across the yard and wore a path. Please don't tramp across my garden.
See also: across, tramp

tramp through something

to march or stamp a passage through something. The kids tramped through every puddle in town on their way to school. Don't tramp through every mud puddle you see.
See also: tramp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eadwine-Anglo-Saxon
Viktoriyaveek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
MÁEl Sechnaill-Ancient Irish
Boran-Turkish
Judita-Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak
KristianKREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish