tripping

a. 1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A light dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tripping line (Naut.), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Luce. [ 1913 Webster ]