verb · transitive · rare

hopple

hopple · hopples · hoppled · hoppling

To impede by a hoppleTo impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.

/ˈhɒpəl/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
(figuratively, transitive)To entangle; to hamper.

More definitions

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

From hop; compare hobble.

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hopples, hoppling, hoppled, hoppled

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I, you, we, they	hopple
he, she, it	hopples

all persons

hoppled

I, you, we, they	have hoppled
he, she, it	has hoppled

all persons

will hopple

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Close in meaning

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

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