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Lope vs Loipe - What's the difference?

lope | loipe |

As a proper noun lope

is .

As a noun loipe is

a cross-country ski trail.

lope

English

Verb

(lop)
  • (obsolete) To jump, leap.
  • *, Bk.IX, Ch.xxxv:
  • *:And as he cam by a ryver, in hys woodnes he wolde have made hys horse to have lopyn over the watir; and the horse fayled footyng and felle in the ryver
  • *Middleton
  • *:He that lopes on the ropes.
  • To travel an easy pace with long strides.
  • :He loped along, hour after hour, not fast but steady and covering much ground.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horse's easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. A lope resembles a canter.

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    loipe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cross-country ski trail.
  • * 2006 : First to Last , Dennis W. Lid
    • As the profile of the loipe flashed through his mind, he felt a sinking feeling in his stomach, and struggled into a full snowplough, using both skis to decelerate as hard as possible.
  • * 2004 : The Alps , Krista Dana
    • Cross-country skiers enjoy 21km of loipe', and winter walkers head out on 17km of footpaths; the tourist office offers ' loipe and walking maps.
  • * 1979 : The Skier's Encyclopedia , Mark F. Heller
    • The provision of one of the basic requirements, a prepared track, commonly called a "loipe ," is now a normal feature of almost every resort in the world.