"loper" meaning in English

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        "One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper."
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        "A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end."
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        "(ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end."
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