hopple

3 definitions found

hopple - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hopple \Hop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoppled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hoppling.] [From Hop; cf. Hobble.]
     1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a
        cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple
        an unruly or straying horse.
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     2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.
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  Hopple \Hop"ple\, n.
     A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; --
     chiefly used in the plural.
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hopple - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hopple
      v 1: strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a
           horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in
           unison; "hobble race horses" [syn: hopple, hobble]