Lope \Lope\, imp. of Leap. [Obs.]

And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Lope \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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Lope \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 crade. --T. B. Thorpe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)