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Webster 1913 Edition
Lope
1.
To leap; to dance.
[Prov. Eng.]
“He that lopes on the ropes.” Middleton.
2.
To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse.
[U.S.]
Lope
,Noun.
1.
A leap; a long step.
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
[U.S.]
The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal
lope
, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a cradle. T. B. Thorpe.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lope
LOPE
, pret. of leap. Obs.LOPE
,Noun.
A leap; a long step. [A word in popular use in America.]
LOPE
,Verb.
I.