About The Word Hopple
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Hopple
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What's The Definition Of Hopple?
[v] strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hopple: hobble Related Terms | Find terms related to Hopple: See Also | strap Hopple In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.
\Hop"ple\, n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. |
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