Lope, n. 1. A leap; a long step.
2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.