hopple : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hopple	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hopple
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hopple v 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" Synonym(s): hopple, hobble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hopple \Hop"ple\, n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.