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GALLOPER
Etymology
Noun
galloper (plural gallopers)
One who gallops.
A racehorse.
A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural)
(military) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"lop*er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gallops.
2.
(Mil.)
Definition: A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber. Farrow. Galloper gun, a light gun, supported on a galloper, -- formerly attached to British infantry regiments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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