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loper

noun

Etymology

From American Spanish lobo (“wolf”) (/ˈloβo/), reinterpreted as or conflated with loper (“one who lopes”); compare the alternative forms which reflect other re-interpretations and conflations.

  1. derived from lobo

Definitions

  1. One who or that which lopes

    One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.

    • Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors.

  2. A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.

  3. A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.

    • Besides the cattle company paid a bounty for each coyote, loper wolf, panther, bobcat or bear. We had to buy our own six-shooter but the company furnished ammunition free. So it can be seen why most cowboys were pretty good shots.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for loper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA