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 crade. T. B. Thorpe.
LOPEARED
Lop"eared`, a.
Defn: Having ears which lop or hang down.
LOPEMAN
Lope"man, n.
Defn: Leaper; ropedancer. [Obs.]
LOPER
Lop"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes. [U.S.]
2. (Rope Making)
Defn: A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands.