"delope" meaning in English

See delope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: delopes [present, singular, third-person], deloping [participle, present], deloped [participle, past], deloped [past]
Etymology: From French déloper (“throw away”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|déloper||throw away}} French déloper (“throw away”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} delope (third-person singular simple present delopes, present participle deloping, simple past and past participle deloped)
  1. (obsolete, Ireland, British) To fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel. Tags: British, Ireland, obsolete

Inflected forms

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