Hopple

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hopple \Hop"ple\, n.
     A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; --
     chiefly used in the plural.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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; "hobble race horses" [syn: {hobble}]