lepper

See also: Lepper

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛpə(r)

Noun

lepper (plural leppers)

  1. A horse that jumps well.
    • 1899, Banjo Paterson, Father Riley's Horse
      He's the king of all the leppers that was ever seen to lep,
      A five-foot fence -- he'd clear it in a hop!
  2. (cattle) A type of Texas Longhorn, a subgroup of Butler cattle.
  3. Misspelling of leper.

Usage notes

The term for a horse may have been used in Commonwealth English circles.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lepper m or f

  1. indefinite plural of leppe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lepper f

  1. indefinite plural of leppe
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