Lope
Lope , imperfect
Lope , intransitive verb
[See Leap.]
1.
To leap; to dance. [Provincial English]
He that lopes on the ropes.
2.
To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse. [United States]
3.
To run with an easy, bounding stride; -- of people.
Lope , noun
1.
A leap; a long step. [Provincial English]
2.
An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [United States]
The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope,... a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a cradle.