4. (Mus.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially
by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate
intervals.
Leap"er (?), n. [AS. hleápere.] One who, or that which, leaps.
Leap"er, n. [See 1st Leap.] A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting
old cordage.
Leap"frog` (?), n. A play among boys, in which one stoops down and
another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the
former.