TITTUP
tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Probably imitative.
Noun
tittup (plural tittups)
A caper, or canter.
Verb
tittup (third-person singular simple present tittups, present participle tittuping or tittupping, simple past and past participle tittuped or tittupped)
(intransitive) To prance or frolic; of a horse, to canter easily.
Source: Wiktionary
Tit"tup, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tittuped or Tittupped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tittuping or Tittupping.] [Written also titup.] [Cf. Teeter.]
Definition: To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an
impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. Kipling.
Tit"tup, n.
Definition: The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or
gait; a prance or caper. [Written also titup.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition