lepper

See also: Lepper

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)
• Homophone: leper

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

• Eppler

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lepper m or f

1. indefinite plural of leppe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lepper f

1. indefinite plural of leppe