Lōpe1, imp.
imp. of leap. [Obs.] “And, laughing, lope into a tree.” Spenser.
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imp. of leap. [Obs.] “And, laughing, lope into a tree.” Spenser.
n. [See infra.] A leap; a long step. [U. S.]
[imp. & p. p. LOPED (lōpt); p. pr. & vb. n. LOPING.] [See LEAP.] To leap; to move or run with a long step, as a dog. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
He that lopes On the ropes, Show me such another wench. Middleton.