Loper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loper is a noun meaning One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
Meaning
One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
More Meanings
- (ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
- (Southwestern US dialects) A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
Example Sentences
Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors.
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.
When I was still some distance above the ford, about a dozen prairie wolves and one loper* wolf ran up from the water. They told me that there were no Indians near here or they would not be here; and they were not here long, either. [...] the big loper left on a slow gallop [...] Loper, corruption of Sp. lobo, wolf.
Word Forms
- lopers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lassoer, leapfrogger, galloper, lapser, looser, unlooser.
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