HOPPLE
\hˈɒpə͡l], \hˈɒpəl], \h_ˈɒ_p_əl]\
Definitions of HOPPLE
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strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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"
By Princeton University
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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.
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Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
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A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; - chiefly used in the plural.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
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A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; - chiefly used in the plural.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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To tie the feet close together to prevent hopping or running.
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Chiefly in pl., a fetter for horses. etc. when left to graze.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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hop'l, v.t. to tie the feet close together to prevent hopping or running.--n. (chiefly in pl.) a fetter for horses, &c., when left to graze. [A parallel form to hobble, a freq. of hop.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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