loper

[ loh-per ]

noun

1. a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
2. Also called draw runner, Furniture. either of two runners coming forward to support a hinged leaf, as the slant front of a desk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loper¹

First recorded in 1475–85; lope + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Yet I believe still George would rather have had old Loper by him in his extremity than any of them.

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As the top is moved from the loper to the wheel, it regulates the degree of twist which the cord or rope is to receive.

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He also expressed himself profanely and in very foul language, worse than the foulest sailor or dock-loper would have done.

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“I do hope nothing has happened to him,” said Mrs Loper, with a solemnised face.

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Mrs Loper, a weak-minded but amiable lady, asserted that a large family with 500 pounds a year was a poor family.

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