HOPPLE

hopple, hobble

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hopple (plural hopples)

(chiefly, in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.

Verb

hopple (third-person singular simple present hopples, present participle hoppling, simple past and past participle hoppled)

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

(transitive, figurative) To entangle; to hamper.

Proper noun

Hopple (plural Hopples)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hopple is the 30165th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 777 individuals. Hopple is most common among White (96.78%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Hop"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoppling.] Etym: [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.

Definition: A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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