loper

[ loh-per ]

/ ˈloʊ pər /

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noun

a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.

Also called draw runner, draw slip. Furniture. either of two runners coming forward to support a hinged leaf, as the slant front of a desk.

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Origin of loper

First recorded in 1475–85; lope + -er¹

Yet I believe still George would rather have had old Loper by him in his extremity than any of them.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1|Various
As the top is moved from the loper to the wheel, it regulates the degree of twist which the cord or rope is to receive.
Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2)|Edward Hazen
He also expressed himself profanely and in very foul language, worse than the foulest sailor or dock-loper would have done.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts
“I do hope nothing has happened to him,” said Mrs Loper, with a solemnised face.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne

Mrs Loper, a weak-minded but amiable lady, asserted that a large family with 500 pounds a year was a poor family.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne