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Hopple

Hopple Meaning & Definition
Hopple Definition And Meaning

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

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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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