Lope /(?)/

1. of Leap. [Obs.]

   And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.

imp. & p. p. Loped; p. pr. & vb. n. Loping

1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse. [U.S.]
3. To run with an easy, bounding stride; -- of people.

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 cradle.