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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lowping, Louping, vbl. n. Also: lowpping; looping; and Loping. [Late ME. lowpynge (Prompt. Parv.), f. Lowp v.]

1. Leaping, jumping, absol. and with complements, in senses 2–6 of the verb; also, vaulting (over a wall), climbing (in at a window), jumping on (horseback), mounting, drawing back or resiling.(1) 1494 Loutfut MS. 129 b.
Batellouris suld be excercit in leping … Be loupyng thai may pas dikis and stoppyn 1560 Rolland Seven S. 6966.
Fra this time furth he vsit daylie justing … Worsling, lowping [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. (1728) 147. a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 279 (Wr.) [see Loping]. 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. iv.
The lyon and the leopard From louping and scouping war skard 1599 Elgin Rec. II. 73.
Cristen Auldcorne and other three women reprovit for their louping on the calsaye 1587-99 Hume 32/212.
The bels and circles on the weills Throw lowpping of the trouts 1663 Ellon Par. 118.
[Rivalry about] casting the stone and louping(2) 1594 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 70.
Johne … persewis Katherene … for the wrangus lowping on him with fute and hand 1638 Henderson Serm. 109.
The Passover or, as the word has it, a louping over all the Israelites' houses(3) 1584 Moysie 50.
Sum escapit be looping over the wall c1610 Melville Mem. 35.
The lowping ouer a dyk seperat me fra the twa(4) 1623 Falkirk Par. Rec. I. 30.
[Accused of] trublance of the kirke … by lowping in at the windo after the dores were clossit(5) 1592 Cal. Sc. P. X. 703.
A hurt he gat in loupping on the saddell at the hunting 1621 Maxwell Mem. I. 328.
To the pure at ȝour louping on … iiij d. 1644 Hist. Fragm. I. 75.
Upon the 16, I came back, where at my louping on I heard of the taking of Aberdeen(6) 1617 Inverurie 203.
For his inconstancie in lowping back fra marriage of Christian Tailȝeour

2. Looping fre, going free, escaping: cf. Lowp v. 1, Lepe v.¹ 1. 1592–3 James VI in Misc. Spald. C. III. 214.
I thocht the hurting of myself and thair looping free coulde be na pleasoure … unto you