delope

Only because Luke had not even heard the word "delope" until after the duel.

Heartless Balogh, Mary 1995

"delope"? 'like ` elope' with a D on the front of it.

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1998

And so I sort of dissembled for a bit and I said, ` Oh, delope.

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1998

And, of course, like me and possibly even you, I had no idea what the word ` delope 'was, but I thought, ` I'll cheat,' so I typed up ` delope 'and it -- instantly, it came up on the CD-ROM.

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1998

He was noble enough to delope — his bullet was lost in the air above our heads.

Heartless Balogh, Mary 1995

You don't fight duels in order to delope, but to kill your adversary. "

Flashman Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1969

Bernier said, in a voice that shook: "Why did you delope?

Flashman Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1969