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
hopple (plural hopples)
(chiefly, in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.
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.
Hopple (plural Hopples)
A surname.
• 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
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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