GAL'LOPER, noun A horse that gallops; also, a man that gallops or makes haste. 1. In artillery, a carriage which bears a gun of a pound and a half ball. It has shafts so as to be drawn without a limbon, and it may serve for light three and six pounders.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI