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(), imp. of Leap. [Obs.] And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser. Lope v. i.[imp. & p. p.Loped (); p. pr. & vb. n.Loping.] [See Leap.] 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the ropes." Middleton. 2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.] Lope n. 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. スポンサード リンク
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